Once a safe haven for indigenous fish stocks to breed and a centre of human activity, the Suvadda Canal on the outskirts of the capital in Keraniganj has now been left to die. The canal, which connects the River Buriganga to the River Dhaleshwari, was a source of drinking water for people of 50 villages of Suvadda, Aganagar, and Teghoria unions and a place for boat races.