Jamuna River water likely to be at danger level in next 24 hrs

Staff Reporter :

River water of Jamuna is increasing rapidly, so it is apprehended that the river water at Fulchari, Bahaduraband and Porabari points may flow close to their respective danger levels in next 24 hours.
On the other hand, the flood situation in three upazilas — Rajarhat, Ulipur and Chilmari — of Kurigram remains unchanged as the Teesta river water still flowing above the danger level.
According to Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), the river water of Teesta was flowing nine centimetres above the danger level at Kaunia point of the Teesta Barrage till Monday noon.
Shunil Kumar, executive engineer of Lalmonirhat BWDB said that the flood situation improved in five upazilas of the district as the Teesta is flowing 19 cm below the danger level at Dalia point.
The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) under BWDB on Monday reported that though the Brahmaputra river is in steady state while the Jamuna river is in rising trend. The Brahmaputra river may rise and the Jamuna river may remain steady in next 24 hours.
The Ganges-Padma River is in rising trend which may continue in the next 72 hours, the FFWC report said.
Assistant Engineer of BWDB in-charge FFWC Mahadi Hasan said, “All the major rivers in the North-Eastern region of the country are in rising trend, which may remain steady in next 24 hours.”
Though the Teesta, Dharla and Dudkumar rivers in the northern region of the country are in steady state, but may rise in the next 24 hours, he added.
“The Teesta at Dalia, Dharla at Kurigram and Dudkumar at Pateswari
points may flow close to their respective danger levels in next 24 hours,” Mahadi Hasan said.
Besides, the flood situation in the low-lying areas of Lalmonirhat and Rangpur districts of the Teesta basin may remain steady in the next 24 hours, he added.
In Burirhat area of Kurigram’s Rajarhat upazila, a portion of a 60-metre dyke of the WDB collapsed due to water flow last night.
The remaining part of the dyke is also at risk and WDB personnel have been trying to protect it by dumping geo bags since last night, said WDB official Mamun.
Majibur Rahman, 68, a farmer at Burirhat, said, “The dyke was built in 1999. We never thought it would collapse.” If the rest of the dyke collapses, the farmers will lose their arable land and homesteads due to the flood, local people said.
According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), widespread heavy rainfalls activity are very likely over Assam and Meghalaya including Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura till September 1 in the Northeast India.
There are chances heavy rainfalls very likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim in the next 24 hours in the East India, the IMD report said on Monday.
Meanwhile, a large amount of Aman paddy fields has been submerged in Teesta char areas. Teesta’s water went beyond the danger level for the third time this season, leaving around one lakh people stranded in Rangpur, Nilphamari, and Lalmonirhat.
Around 50,000 people are stranded in 100 chars and riverside villages in 22 unions of eight upazilas in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram.
However, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Monday predicted moderately heavy to heavy rain falls at places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions for the next 24 hours.
“Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Rangpur, Dhaka, Mymensingh and Barishal divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi and Khulna divisions,” said a met office forecast.
The axis of monsoon trough runs through Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal to Assam across northern part of Bangladesh. One of its associated troughs extends up to North Bay.
Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and moderate over North Bay.