River, lake and haor, Noakhali
Musapur Closureমুছাপুর ক্লোজার
- Time needed
- Two hours.
- best months
- Nov–Feb
- Cost
- Free.
The dam across the Little Feni river at Musapur in Companiganj, built in 2015 to hold the tide back: a 23-gate regulator, a planted forest and a long embankment that became the district's sunset spot.
At a glance
- Built
- 2015
- Gates
- 23
About
The closure cut off the Little Feni estuary to reclaim land and stop the salt tide, and the Forest Department planted the new ground. What visitors found was a straight embankment running out between the river and the sea, the regulator roaring in the monsoon, a young forest, fishing boats below and nothing on the horizon: it became Noakhali's picnic and sunset ground. The 2024 flood broke the regulator and the site was badly damaged; check its condition before going.
Getting there: CNG from Basurhat (Companiganj), itself about an hour from Maijdee.
Things to do
- Walk the embankment to the end for the sunset.
Good to know
- Ask locally about access after the 2024 flood damage.
