Surma water at Chhatak flowing above danger level
Staff Reporter :
Due to heavy rain falls in the upstream in the last few days-water of major rivers-Brahmaputra, Jamuna, Ganges and Padma are rising, which may continue in next 72 hours.
The Dudhkumar river at Pateswari point in Kurigram district likely to cross the respective danger level in the next 24 hours, while water of Sunamganj’s main river Surma is flowing 41cm above the danger level in Chhatak point.
Apart from it, rivers in the North-Eastern region-Surma, Kushiyara, Sarigowain, Jhalukhali, Bhugai-Kangsha, Someswari and Jadukata are still rising and continue next 48 hours.
It would create a short-term flood situation in the low-lying areas of Sylhet, Moulvibazar and Sunamganj districts during the period.
According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), heavy to very heavy rainfall at few places with extremely heavy falls are likely during next 5 days in sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Odisha, Bihar and Tripura.
Considering the IMD weather forecast, waters of Bangladesh’s major rivers in the North and North-Eastern region will continue to rise and Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) apprehended low lying areas are likely to be inundated.
Meanwhile, the authority concerned has already opened 44 gates of the Teesta Barrage to control flood water.
According to Arifuzzaman Bhuyan, Executive Engineer of Flood Forecasting Warning Centre (FFWC) under the BWDB, there is a chance of heavy to very-heavy rainfall in the North-Eastern region and adjoining upstream region of the country in the next 48-hours, which could create a short-term flood situation in the low-lying areas of Sylhet, Moulvibazar, Habiganj and Sunamganj district during the period.
Executive Engineer of Sunamganj Water Development Board Mamun Howladar said that due to continued heavy rains in the district and Cherrapunji in India, the water level of all the rivers has increased and water is flowing above the danger level in some points.
It has flooded some low-lying areas and there is a possibility of water flowing over the danger level in Sunamganj and other areas, he said.
Some 100 metres of the Sunamganj-Tahirpur road went under flood water and direct communication snapped with Tahirpur for rising water. Many vehicular are stranded at Shaktiarkhola and Anwarpur after cutting the road communication with Tahirpur.
According to Met Office, due to active monsoon, all divisions in Bangladesh may witness light to moderate rain or thundershowers in 24 hours, starting from 9:00am on Sunday.
‘Light to moderate rain or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty wind, are likely to occur at most places in Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions; at many places in Rajshahi, Chattogram and Dhaka divisions; and at a few places in Khulna and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy falls at places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions,’ said a regular bulletin of the Met Office.