Flood situation in N-E region improves

Staff Reporter :
Though the flood situation in north-eastern (N-E) region is improving, the situation in some northern districts will further worsen.
According to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) under the Bangladesh Water Development Board (WDB), water in the River Teesta may cross the danger level at Dalia point within 24 hours, causing a short-term flood in the low-lying areas of Lalmonirhat and Nilphamari districts.

Assistant Engineer of FFWC Partho Pratim Barua said that the Brahmaputra, Jamuna, Ganges and Padma rivers were in a rising trend, which may continue over 48 hours and water in the River Dhalai might cross danger level at Kamalganj point for a short period over 24 hours, starting from 9:00am on Wednesday.
Besides, major rivers in the northeastern region of the country are in a falling trend except Khowai, Someswari and Dhalai, which may continue over 48 hours, he added.
He also said that the ongoing flood situation in Sunamganj and Netrokona districts might remain unchanged in 24 hours.

According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall with isolated Heavy rainfall very likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Odisha, Bihar during next 5 days; over Assam and Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur during next 3 days and decrease thereafter.
All the river waters including Surma in Sunamganj district have been receding as there were no rain in the last two days. Besides, no heavy rainfall even happened in the upstream during the period.
This has brought relief to people. The water of Surma river was flowing 7 cm above the flood limit at Sholghar point of Sunamganj town on Tuesday noon. At the same time on Wednesday, the water was flowing 15 cm below the danger mark.

Sunamganj Water Development Board (WDB) sources said that the water is decreasing mainly due to lack of heavy rains. At the same time, the hill slope of the upstream has also decreased.
Not only the river Surma, the water of all the rivers including Jadukata, Boulai, Naljur, Kushiyara, Kalni, Patlai, Chakri and Rakti in the district is also decreasing. Similarly, water is coming down from the rural roads of the district which were submerged due to heavy rains and upstream flow.

In the last few days, the water level rose in Sadar upazila, Doarabazar, Chhatak, Bishwambharpur, Tahirpur and Shantiganj upazilas of the district and flooded the low-lying areas.
Sunamganj was isolated from the rest of the country for four days because of flood.

According to the government offices data, about 30 lakh people of the district were affected and 15 people died. Besides, 50,000 houses were completely destroyed due to the ongoing flood.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers in Dhaka and other divisions of the country over 24 hours starting from 9:00am on Wednesday.

“Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind are likely to occur at most places in Rangpur, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions; at many places in Khulna and Barishal divisions; and at a few places in Rajshahi and Dhaka divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country,” said a Met Office bulletin.
The axis of monsoon trough runs through India’s Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal to Assam across the central part of Bangladesh. One of its associated troughs extends up to North Bay.
Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and moderate over North Bay.