The overall flood situation in northern districts of Lalmonirhat, Kurigram and Gaibandha and the port city of Chattogram has worsened, owing to continued rainfall in north, north-east and hill regions.
The situation may deteriorate more if the water level in river increases further due to the downpour.
According to Bangladesh Meteorological Department, heavy to very heavy rainfall due to the active monsoon may occur over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Sylhet and Chattogram divisions in the next 24 hours commencing at 10:00am today.
It also forecast landslide in hilly areas of Chattogram division due to the heavy rainfall, the Met office added.
LALMONIRHAT
Water levels in the Teesta and Dharla rivers continued to rise owing to overnight rainfall, prompting evacuation of residents from three of its upazilas.
People of 15 villages from Hatibandha, Aditmari and Sadar upazilas in the districts were cautioned to leave their villages, our Lalmonirhat correspondent reports.
Flood control dykes at many areas around the Teesta Barrage collapsed due to the onslaught of rain, the correspondent reports quoting Sub-Divisional Engineer Water Development Board (Lalmonirhat) Bajle Karim.
“Water level in Teesta and Dharala rivers continues to rise. We are trying to check for dyke collapse by dumping geo bags at more vulnerable points on the Teesta river’s left bank,” he said.
People in flood affected areas of the district are also suffering due to acute crisis of food, and drinking water.
KURIGRAM
Water levels of four rivers rose significantly in the last 30 hours from 6:00am yesterday, according to the control room of Water Development Board, Kurigram.
The water level of Dharla river at the Dharla Bridge point in Sadar upazila rose 61 centimetres till 12:00 pm today. As a result, the water was flowing 52 cm above the danger level at the point.
Water of the Brahmaputra river also rose to 51 centimetres at Chilmari Ghat Point in Chilmari upazila resulting in water flowing at 39 cm above the danger level here.
River water in Teesta at Kaunia Ghat Point of Rangpur’s Kaunia upazila and Dudh Kumar river at Noon Khaowa Point of Kurigram Sadar upazila also crossed the danger level around 12:00 pm.
Water levels of the Teesta river increased by 30 centimetres and continued to flow nine centimetres above the danger level. And Dudh Kumar river saw 52 centimetres rise and is flowing seven centimetre above danger level.
GAIBANDHA
Water level of the Brahmaputra river crossed its danger mark this morning inundating the river basin areas including chars, reports BSS.
Other major rivers- the Teesta and the Ghagot River, were flowing just below their respective danger levels this morning.
The officials of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) said the water levels of the major rivers flowing through the district rose sharply due to incessant rain and onrush of hilly waters from the upstream, reports BSS.
The Brahmaputra was flowing 25 cm above its danger level at Fulchharighat point of the district this morning.
The Ghagot was flowing 1 cm below the danger mark at New Bridge Road point of the district town, the Teesta 3 cm at Kaunia point of Rangpur district and the Karotoa 162 cm at Katakhali Bridge point of Gobindaganj upazila here.
With the rise of water level in the Brahmaputra river, the river basin areas of Sundarganj, Sadar, Fulchhari and Saghata upazila had been inundated and the standing crops particularly jute and summer vegetables went under flood water.
Executive Engineer of BWDB Mokhlasur Rahman said as the Brahmaputra was flowing over its danger mark, the officials and the employees of the board had been kept alert and vigil there to protect the embankment from any kind of destruction.
As the Ghagot river was also flowing just below its danger level, security measures had also been tightened at the town protection embankment so that any vested quarters could not cut it to create immense sufferings of the Gaibandha municipality, he also said.
Talking to the BSS, deputy commissioner (DC) Abdul Matin said the district and the upazila administrations had got ready with relief materials and manpower to address the flood situation in the district efficiently.
CHATTOGRAM
People have been suffering in the rain as many parts of the port city was experiencing severe waterlogging.
Low-lying areas like Chawkbazar, Bakalia, Sholakbahar, Agrabad, Halisahar, Muradpur, Bohaddarhat, Kapasgola and Dewanbazar were inundated in nearly knee-to-waist-deep water, said Mahamudullah Maruf, deputy collector of revenue of the district.
In Fatikchhari upazila, 30 villages under five unions were suffering due to flash floods resulting from damage of Halda dam and torrents from the hills, said Najibul Bashar Maijvandari, lawmaker from Tariqat Federation.
Around 800 families have been evacuated from the hilly areas of the district fearing landslide, he said adding that they have been shifted to eight shelters in the city.
