Ferry plying on the Mawa-Kewrakandi route resumed on Saturday morning after seven hours of disruption due to dense fog.
Ferry service on the Mawa-Kewrakandi route remained suspended since 12:30 am due to poor visibility caused by thick fog.Thirteen ferries with 1,500 passengers got stuck in the middle of the Padma River, causing immense suffering to the travellers. Six hundred vehicles remained in wait on both sides of the river for crossing.Sirajul Haque, manager of Mawa ghat, said three RO-RO ferries, including ‘Birsrestha Ruhul Amin’, ‘Shah Makhdum’, ‘Birsrestha
Jahangir’, ‘Kamallata’ ‘Kanakchapa’, ‘Kakoli’, ‘Ramsri’ ‘Raipura’, ‘Raniganj’, ‘Ranikhet’ ‘Thobal’, ‘Taplu’ and ‘Lenting’ anchored in the mid-point of the river due to thick fog.Ferry service on the route resumed at about 7:30 am as fog started disappearing. -UNB, Mushiganj
