The flood notify in the district’s low-lying areas has seen significant development as a consequence of a decrease in rainfall and upstream water drift, leading to a fall in the water stage of the Teesta River. The water stage dropped by 39 centimetres over the previous 25 hours and is currently flowing 6 centimetres below the fret stage.
Officers from the Kurigram Water Pattern Board reported that the water stages of all rivers flowing via the district, including the Teesta, Dharala, and Dudhkumar, are currently below the fret tag.
Even supposing floodwaters have faith receded in the low-lying areas and char areas of the river basin, heaps of of hectares of Aman paddy fields live submerged. Farmers have faith reported struggling excessive losses as a consequence of the unexpected flooding, which has inundated their Aman plants.
Fixed with the Department of Agricultural Extension, 431 hectares of Aman fields and other plants had been submerged as a consequence of the flood, but with the immediate decrease in water stages, there is currently no expectation of great gash loss this time.
On the opposite hand, erosion along the Teesta River has intensified, inflicting nervousness among local residents.
Bablu Mia, chairman of the Begumganj Union Parishad in Ulipur upazila, acknowledged that in precisely three days, riverbank erosion has engulfed his domicile and that of 60 other households in Khudir Kuti village.
He additionally renowned that Abdul Hamid Excessive College, a two-storey flood refuge, and a neighborhood health facility in the attach are in fret of being misplaced to the river if swift action is now not taken.
Abdul Majid, a resident of Gharialdanga Union in Rajarhat upazila, expressed considerations, declaring that their plants suffered major injury from the two days of flooding. ”Erosion of the Teesta has begun, and we are very skittish,” he added.
Abdullah Al Mamun, deputy director of the Kurigram Agricultural Extension Department, reported that nearly 450 hectares of plants have faith been submerged by floodwaters. Whereas injury to the transplanted Aman is minimal, there are considerations about doable losses to other plants.
Govt Engr Md Rakibul Hasan of the Water Pattern Board talked about that every rivers in the district are currently flowing below the fret stage.
“We are unable to enact mandatory erosion retain watch over measures as a consequence of a lack of emergency work permits. After we procure permission, we are going to open work in the erosion-affected areas,” he acknowledged.
