Increasing erosion every year, the river is about to reach the yard. There is no room to move back as it is connected with Dasgaja. 64-year-old Ramsagar Choudhary of Krishnanagar municipality-12 Bhadui village is under stress as the cultivable land is being cut every year and it is touching his home. "There is no place to move now," he said. There is a river ahead. As soon as the clouds came down and it was raining, I had to chant God's name.

He said that he became a squatter when 22 bigha fields were cut by the river in 15 years. Like him, Islu Upadhyay of Bhadui said that he lost his hunger and thirst after 17 bigha fields were cut by the river in 18 years. "Now there is only 3 bighas left, there is concern about how to make Chulochau for 7 families," he said.

The Arra (locally called Charanghwa) river that flows through the Indian border has been in trouble for the local people since it has been carrying away agricultural crops every year. The arable land of 75 houses in four villages namely Bhadui, Manpur, Hathiagarh and Joshidihwa has been eroded by Arra river every year. It has started reaching near the river village . The flood since the third week of last June has caused problems to the locals. Every year, as arable land turns into wasteland, their production is decreasing . "The paddy and wheat of one's own farm is the means of running a household," Chowdhury said, "The land is decreasing. It seems that there will be a problem to tie hands.'

The road leading to Bhadui village is a narrow road made by plowing fields after the river has washed away.

Bhadui village is the most affected by river erosion. 17 houses in this village are surrounded by the river on three sides. Dasgaja is also connected to the open south side. To the east and west, the fields of many people in the village have been merged into the river. Another village Manpur has 35 houses. This village is in the grip of erosion from the north and east. Similarly, Hathiagarh village, which has 15 houses, is also facing the problem of erosion every year. It is cutting the village from the north and west. Similarly, Joshidihwa village, which has 7 houses, has been cut from the north and reached the river near the settlement. Baliram Murau of Manpur said that 50 to 100 bigha fields of these 4 villages are being cut every year. "It will have an impact on grain production," he said, "now it will be difficult to maintain a household."

There is no means of employment in these villages which are in backward areas of the district. It is difficult to get 10th class pass across the slums. There are only one/two government employees . Janakram Chaudhary of Bhadui said that the source of income in such a place is farming, but the suffering of the villagers started when the arable land was cut every year. Bhadui village is only 70 meters away from the river. From the other three villages, the river flows continuously. "The road leading to the village is not well arranged," he said, "cars cannot reach the village due to the river." During the rainy season, it is very difficult to travel. The river rises and the road to Krishnanagar, the Nepali market, becomes slippery during the rainy season. 3/4 months of rains have to rely on the Indian markets of Majgwa and Pachpedwa, 13 km west across the border. Janakram told that there is a compulsion to go there to buy or treat the house to avoid the storm.