Flood worsens as Jamuna swells above red mark
Staff Reporter :
The country’s flood situation in the central portion has taken a serious turn as Jamuna river water flowing above danger level at seven points.
The people of Gaibandha, Jamalpur, Bogura, Serajganj and Tangail districts will have to face a short-term flood for few days.
According to Friday’s report of the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), the water of the Brahmaputra and Jamuna river is in a rising trend, which may remain steady in the next 24 hours.
On the other hand, the Ganges and Padma rivers are in a rising trend, which may continue in next 48 hours, the FFWC report said.
The water of Jamuna river at Fulchari and Shaghata points of Gaibandha, at Sariakandi of Bogra, Bahadurabad of Jamalpur, at Kazipur and Sirajganj Sadar of Sirajganj and Porabari of Tangail points are still flowing above the danger level.
As a result, huge quantity of standing crops, T-Aman and vegetable fields went under water in low-lying areas of Gaibandha, Kurigram, Bogura, Jamalpur, Sirajganj and Tangail districts, Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) sources said.
According to upazila administration sources two unions in Jamalpur’s Dewanganj upazila and six unions in Islampur upazila were inundated by flood water.
The unions are Chukaibari and Chikajani in Dewanganj upazila and Patharshi, Kulkandi, Belgachha, Chinaduli, Sapdhari and Noarpara in Islampur upazila.
Partho Protim Barua, Sub-divisional engineer of BWDB, also in-charge FFWC said, except the Surma and Kushiyara, the major rivers in the North-Eastern region of the country are in a rising trend, which may continue in next 24 hours.
The Brahmaputra river at Chilmari point may remain close to danger level in the next 24 hours, he added.
According to Partho Protim Barua, in next 48 hours, a short-term flood situation may persist in the low-lying areas of the Gaibandha, Jamalpur, Bogura, Serajganj and Tangail districts, which may improve afterwards.
BWDB sources said that during the last 24 hours water level in the river Jamuna rose by 12 cm and was flowing 25 cm above the red mark at Bahadurabad ghat point till 9 am on Friday.
Deputy Director, Department of Agriculture Extension.
Zakia Sultana said with the rising of flood water more standing crops were submerged.
She said flood water submerged T-Aman on 2,087 hectares of land of which 742 hectares completely and 1,345 hectares partially.
Meanwhile, India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday forecasted that isolated heavy rainfall activity very likely over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura in the next 48 hours.
On the other hand, widespread heavy rainfall activity is very likely over Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha until September 05, the IMD report said.
However, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Friday predicted, “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 Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal divisions; at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi and Mymensingh divisions, with moderately heavy falls at places over the country,”
It also forecasted that the ongoing mild heat wave over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and fourteen other districts may abate at some places in the next 24 hours.
“Mild heat wave is sweeping over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and the districts of Dhaka, Tangail, Faridpur, Madaripur, Rajshahi, Sirajganj, Dinajpur, Sayedpur, Kurigram, Feni, Jashore, Chuadanga, Barishal and Bhola and it may abate at some places,” said a met office bulletin.
However, the bulletin also said that the day temperature may fall slightly and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
The highest rainfall in the last 24 hours till 6am today was recorded 51 mm at Cumilla.
