Gas gushes from Lakshmipur tubewell; drawing crowds

Water and gas have been emerging spontaneously from a tubewell in Ramgati upazila of Lakshmipur for the past week, drawing curious crowds from nearby and distant areas.

The incident occurred at a tubewell installed in front of the house of Md Abdullah at Adarsh Rupali Colony in Charlakshmi village under Ward No. 6 of Chargazi Union.

Abdullah said he installed the tubewell about two months ago, but it failed to supply water in the required quantity. 

He was considering relocating it when water suddenly began rising from the tubewell about a week ago, accompanied by gas.

He said water and gas were now emerging continuously from the tubewell without any manual pumping, resembling a fountain.

Mizanur Rahman, a local resident, said he visited the site after hearing about the incident, recorded a video and shared it on Facebook.

He said the unusual occurrence warranted an investigation by the relevant authorities.

Md Tanvirul Islam, deputy assistant engineer of the Ramgati Upazila Public Health Engineering Department, said groundwater levels generally fall during the dry season and rise during the monsoon due to heavy rainfall.

He said increased underground water pressure could cause water to rise from a tubewell without pumping.
However, he said the department would investigate the reason for gas emerging alongside the water.