The Sunken Palace: The Tragedy of the Kaptai Dam
A journey into the “Boro Porong” (The Great Displacement) and the story of the original Royal Palace that now lies beneath Kaptai Lake.
In 1960, the construction of the Kaptai Hydroelectric Dam led to a catastrophic event in Chakma history. The rising waters submerged the “Old Rangamati” town, including the magnificent ancestral Royal Palace and thousands of acres of fertile land. Raja Tridiv Roy and his people were forced to relocate to higher ground. This blog recounts the emotional and cultural loss of the “Sunken Palace,” which remains a haunting memory for the community, and the resilience it took to rebuild the Rajbari at its current location.
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