Incessant rains trigger rise in major rivers waters
Staff Reporter :
Due to incessant rainfalls in the upstream, waters in major rivers of the country’s north and north-eastern regions are increasing, which may continue 72 hours.
According to meteorological agencies, there is a chance of extremely heavy to very heavy rainfall in the northern part of the country and adjoining upstream regions of India in next 24 hours.
For this reason, the water of Teesta, Dharala and Dudhkumar rivers may rise rapidly at times during these periods, according to Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC).
Mehadi Hasan, Assistant Engineer of FFWC under Bangladesh Water Development Board (WDB), saidwaters in Brahmaputra, Jamuna and Padma rivers are in a
rising trend, which may continue in next 72 hours. On the other hand, the Ganges river is in a steady state which may continue in next 24 hours.”
He also said that except the Kushiyara, all the rivers in the north-eastern region of the country are in a rising trend which may continue in the next 24 hours.
In next 24 hours, the Teesta River water at Dalia point may cross its danger level, Mehadi Hasan added.
When asked about any possible major flood, he said, “Low-lying areas adjoining to the Teesta, Dharala and Dudhkumar are likely to be flooded, but there is no risk of any major flood.”
According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) Wednesday’s bulletin, fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Bihar during next 48 hours and isolated heavy rainfall thereafter, while isolated heavy rainfall very likely over Odisha on July 14-15 and Jharkhand during July 12-14.
Isolated extremely heavy rainfall is also very likely over Arunachal Pradesh, and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on July 12-13, while Meghalaya and Bihar on July 12.
Many areas of Sirajganj district including Char Jagannathpur village of Nishchintpur union of Kazipur upazila have disappeared due to river erosion. On the other hand, the Jamuna water is rising rapidly and as a result the people of the near by river-bank areas are fearing for erosion.
Meanwhile, some important public and private structures and homesteads in Nishchintapur, Kazalgaon and Dkridorta villages were affected by erosion, but now they are also on the way to collapse. Thousands of people in these three villages have come underthreat.
