Flood likely in Teesta basin low-lying areas
Staff Reporter :
There is no good news for the people of some north and north-eastern districts despite a falling trend in the waters of some rivers as weather forecasting agencies have predicted heavy rainfalls in the upstream next five days.
As a result, waterof the rivers Teesta, Padma, Jamuna, Brahmaputra, Ganges, Surma, Kushiyara and Someswari will likely to rise further.
According to India meteorological Department (IMD), fairly widespread to widespread light/moderate rainfall with isolated Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim Assam & Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur during next 5 days. Isolated heavy rainfall likely over Odisha during next 5 days, while Bihar during July 9-11.
Meanwhile, flood water was again flowing over the danger line at the
Teesta Barrage Point, the country’s largest irrigation project at Lalmonirhat due to hilly slope coming down from India.
Some 44 gates of the barrage have been kept open to reduce the pressure of water. As a result, water is slowly entering the low-lying areas along the banks of the Teesta in five upazilas.
At 6 am on Saturday at Teesta Barrage Point, water flow was recorded 52.28 cm, which is flowing 13 cm above the danger line.
Dalia Water Development Board Executive Engineer Asfauddaula confirming present situation of water flow, said that the water started rising again from late Saturday night.
District Commissioner of Lalmonirhat Mohammad Ullah said that the water flowed over the danger level at Teesta barrage point in the morning. Now it’s starting to decrease and preparations are made to deal with any situation including emergency needs, he added.
They are monitoring the flood situation through the union chairmen and UNOs.
Mehadi Hasan, Assistant Engineer of Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) under Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), said that the Brahmaputra River is in a steady state while the Jamuna River is in falling trend. Both the rivers may remain steady in next 24 hours, he added.
According to FFWC bulletin, the Ganges-Padma rivers are in rising trend, which may continue in next 72 hours.
Except the Surma, the Kushiyara and the Someswari, all the major rivers in the North-Eastern region of the country are in falling trends, which may continue in the next 24 hours, the FFWC report said.
The ongoing flood situation in the low-lying areas of Netrokona district may remain steady in the next 24 hours.
In next 24 hour, the Teesta River at Dalia point may flow close to its danger level, the FFWC report added.
