Jamuna crosses danger mark

Staff Reporter :

The Jamuna River water is now flowing 10cm above the danger level at Porabari point of Tangail, which will continue next 24 hours.
According to Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) Thursday’s bulletin, water levels at 55 river stations monitored by FFWC have marked rise while 52 stations recorded fall.
Among the 109 monitored river stations, two have been registered steady and water level at one river station is flowing below the danger level, the FFWC said in its report.
Meanwhile, many low-lying areas of Sirajganj and Tangail districts have been flooded.
New areas are also affecting as flood water entering houses damaging standing crops like Amon
and vegetables fields, said Abdul Quader, a marginal farmer of village Dulla under Tangail district.
According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), there are chances widespread heavy rainfalls very likely over West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura till August 21.
Partho Protim Barua, Sub-Divisional Engineer of Water Development Board (WDB), said that the Brahmaputra and Jamuna Rivers are in a falling trend which may continue in next 48 hours, while the Ganges and Padma Rivers are in steady state which may fall in the next 48 hours.
Referring to the weather forecast, Partho Protim Barua said except the Kushiyara, all the major rivers in the North-eastern region of the country are in a falling trend which may continue in the next 48 hours.
In the next 24 hours, the Jamuna River at Porabari point may flow close to its danger level, the bulletin also added. Significant rainfall was recorded at some stations in different districts of Bangladesh during the last 24 hours ending at 9 am today. A total of 71 mm rainfalls were recorded in Dhaka and 44 mm in Rangamati district.