Lightning strikes kill 7 of every 4 dists

Something like seven were killed and nine others harmed by lightning strikes in Rangamati, Sylhet, Khagrachhari and Cox's Bazar regions on Thursday.

In Rangamati, three individuals were killed and seven others harmed when thunderclaps struck them in discrete spots toward the beginning of the day.

The departed were recognized as Najir Ahmed, 50, an occupant of Sylheti Para in Rangamati locale town, Baharjan Begum, 55, spouse of Lal Mia of Baghaichari upazila and Tripura Grihini, 37 of Sajek.

Dr Shawkat Akbar Khan, occupant clinical official of Rangamati General Medical clinic, said Najir Ahmed kicked the bucket on the spot when a thunderclap struck him while he was getting fish at Kaptai Lake in the first part of the day.

A goat likewise passed on during lightning.

Then again, Tripura Grihini was killed when a dash of thunderclap hit him while she working at her yard in Sajek's Longthianpara.

Shirin Akter, Baghaichhari Upazila Nirbahi Official (UNO), said two individuals — Baharjan and Tripura kicked the bucket in the upazila and Tk 10,000 each was given to the relatives of the departed.

Seven individuals were additionally harmed during lightning strikes in various pieces of the locale.

In Cox's Bazar, two laborers were killed as a thunderclap struck them in discrete spots at Chhari Para in Pekua upazila of Cox's Bazar region early Thursday.

The departed were recognized as Didarul Islam, 35, child of Jamir and Md Arman, 25, child of Jamal of the upazila.

Yunus Chowdhury, director of Magnama association, said Didar passed on the spot when a dash of thunderclap struck him while he was working at the salt field at Kodailladiya promptly in toward the beginning of today.

In the mean time, Arman was hit by lightning strike and passed on the spot when he was working in the early morning, said Rajakhali Association director Nazrul Islam Shikdar.

The departed was recognized as Yeasin Arfat of Ibrahim Para in the upazila, said Daizy Chakraborty, Matiranga Upazila Nirbahi Official (UNO).

In Sylhet, a rancher was killed and two others harmed when a thunderclap struck them while they were reaping boro paddy at Dighirpara East association of Kanaighat upazila on Thursday early afternoon.

The departed was distinguished as Babul Ahmed, 48, child of Abdus Salam.

Abdul Mumin Chowdhury, administrator of Dighirpara East association, said Babul's nephew Fahim Ahmed, 17 and Pradeep Biswas, child of Babu Biswas were likewise harmed.

Lightning strikes kill 250 individuals on a normal consistently in the nation, as per the Bangladesh Meteorological Division. Thunderclaps likewise kill or harm an enormous number of domesticated animals.

Lightning strikes generally happen in from April to May work June and the greater part of the passings happen in level grounds and haor regions.

As per the service of catastrophe the executives and help, 2,164 individuals passed on in lightning strikes in the country from 2011 to 2020. Taking into account the vertical pattern, the public authority in 2016 pronounced it as a public debacle.

Palm tree project failed, now comes lightning arrester worth Tk 13b

The public authority started an arrangement to establish 4 million palm trees cross country, contributing roughly Tk 1 billion to diminish fatalities from lightning strikes. Sadly, this methodology didn't prevail with regards to bringing down the loss of life from lightning episodes.

The Division of Calamity The board (DDM) has taken up a Tk 13.21 billion undertaking of setting up lightning arresters and sanctuary focuses to forestall lightning passings.

The specialists contend that this undertaking is a simple misuse of cash. They fight that sanctuary habitats have restricted viability in forestalling lightning passings and propose that building mindfulness would be a more practical methodology.

While the Fiasco The executives Division is carrying out a Tk 13.21 billion task, the Service of Horticulture is looking for endorsement for a comparative venture worth Tk 2.31 billion. All the while, the Nearby Government Designing Division (LGED) is likewise introducing lightning arresters as a component of a different venture esteemed at Tk 40 billion.

Prior in 2018, the Bangladesh Meteorological Division introduced Lightning Discovery Sensors in eight spots for Tk 620 million. The framework presented for lightning advance notice is done working.
Saiful Islam, overseer of Bangladesh College of Designing and Innovation's (BUET) water and flood the executives organization told Prothom Alo, "I'm disheartened to see the informal plans taken up to check the demise in lightning. How is it that they could try and think like this?"

Naming mindfulness working as the main successful method for diminishing the passing from lightning, he said such undertakings are only a misuse of public cash.

New venture worth Tk 13.21 billion
The public authority in 2016 pronounced lightning as a debacle. As per DDM, consistently 242 individuals bite the dust from lightning overall.

According to DDM's undertaking proposition, a sum of 6,793 lightning arresters would be introduced and 3398 sanctuary habitats would be built in 15 regions.

Setting up lightning arresters would cost Tk 7.32 billion while Tk 4.05 billion would be spent on the development of haven focuses. The leftover measure of the task would be spent on different exercises.

The task was shipped off the Arranging Commission last June. Because of spending plan requirements and incapability of the task, the commission sent back the undertaking. The calamity the executives and help service, nonetheless, sent a similar undertaking once more in November.

The undertaking was shipped off the Arranging Commission last June. Because of financial plan limitations and insufficiency of the venture, the commission sent back the task. The calamity the executives and alleviation service, nonetheless, sent a similar task again in November.

He said the safe house built to keep demise from lightning won't resemble some other haven community. These will be little foundations. A different task will be taken up for the support of the offices after development.

The arranging commission authorities capture that these sanctuary communities will stay empty for pretty much the year. Therefore, these haven communities will leave use. An inquiry has likewise emerged concerning why a few government bodies are spending for a similar work.

He said lightning arresters have been introduced in Nepal. The task confronted many obstacles from the beginning, yet it began to function admirably after the specialists had involved inhabitants later.

Gawher Nayeem named the development of the sanctuary community as a wasting of public cash.
He said it isn't reasonable to imagine that the ranchers would hurry to shield during lightning leaving their work in the field.
He expressed that there is no 'convention' of treatment for individuals harmed in lightning and encouraged the specialists to make a convention.

Palm trees in 2017, 'Sensor' in 2018
The DDM in 2017 chose to establish 4 million palm trees the nation over under Kabikha and TR projects. In the span of two years, palm trees in certain spots kicked the bucket or in certain spots, cash was misused without establishing any trees.

As indicated by DDM, around Tk 1 billion was spent on tree manor yet the quantity of passings didn't diminish.
Sources from the arranging commission said the task was taken up with next to no conversation with the partners or leading any pilot project.

State serve Enamur Rahman at a program on 11 Might last year said the palm tree ranch project has been rejected as a palm tree requires 30 to 40 years to develop.

The DDM presently concedes that the tree manor was not a right system to diminish lightning.

He expressed by his insight, lightning arresters are successful in diminishing the passing rate.

The BMD 2018 stepped up of introducing lightning discovery sensors in eight places so the sensor can caution 10 to 30 minutes ahead of a lightning strike.

Others are additionally taking comparable ventures
LGED in January this year took up a Tk 40 billion undertaking named 'Versatile Foundation for Transformation and Weakness Decrease (RIAVR)'. Around 1400 lightning arresters are being introduced in 14 regions as a feature of the venture. Seven of the 14 regions are additionally in the task of the DDM.

The horticulture service has taken up an undertaking on introducing lightning-opposing frameworks for protecting the existences of ranchers in the haor district. As per the undertaking proposition, it will introduce 16 lightning arresters in seven regions construct a cell phone application, etc.

Lightning strikes kill 7 of every 4 dists