Ketugram: Villagers brave 30-foot bamboo ladder to access Bhagirathi River for 5 months

• Severe erosion by Bhagirathi River in Sitahati, Purba Bardhaman, has created a 30-foot deep trench at the traditional bathing ghat.
• For five months, villagers, including women, have been forced to use a dangerous 30-foot bamboo ladder to access the river for daily needs.
• The erosion threatens the ancient Shiva Ghat, used by multiple villages and for worship at the Bhattacharya family's Shiva temple.
• Erosion is spreading, endangering the Shankhai-Uddharanpur road and villages like Mougram and Raghupur.
• Ketugram-II Panchayat Samiti reported the issue to the Irrigation Department, which inspected the site, but residents remain fearful.