Floodwater continues receding in Brahmaputra basin

Floodwater persevered receding from the inundated low-lying and riverine char areas extra bettering flood content within the Brahmaputra basin over the last 24 hours ending at 9 am this day.

Bangladesh Water Improvement Board (BWDB) Officials talked about water ranges of all critical rivers marked extra enthralling falls following a continuous reduction within the price of onrushing water from upstream for the duration of the length.

Water ranges of all rivers enjoy been flowing below their respective hazard marks (DM) at all monitoring ingredients of BWDB within the basin at 9 am this day.

Meanwhile, incidents of sporadic riverbank erosion are being reported from diverse areas alongside critical rivers in Kurigram, Gaibandha and Lalmonirhat districts.

“Riverbank protection works are persevering with at some prone ingredients where flood content may perhaps additionally proceed to improve extra for the duration of the next 24 hours,” Chief Engineer for Rangpur Zone of BWDB Md. Mahbubur Rahman suggested BSS.

Water ranges of the Teesta marked a plunge of 30cm at Kawnia point in Rangpur and 10cm at Dalia point in Nilphamari over the last 24 hours.

“The Teesta modified into as soon as flowing 35cm below DM at Kawnia point and 55cm below DM at Dalia point at 9am this day,” The Chief Engineer talked about.

Following extra enthralling falls of their water ranges, the Dharla modified into as soon as flowing below DM by 235cm at Kurigram whereas Dudhkumar modified into as soon as flowing below DM by 95cm at Patweshari point in Kurigram at 9am this day.

The Brahmaputra modified into as soon as flowing below DM by 264cm at Noonkhawa, 304cm at Hatia and 268cm at Chilmari ingredients in Kurigram at 9 am this day.

The Jamuna modified into as soon as flowing below DM by 291cm at Fulchhari, 230cm at Shaghata, 262cm at Bahadurabad, 238cm at Sariakandi, 253cm at Kazipur and 220cm at Sirajganj ingredients within the basin at 9 am this day.

“Water ranges of critical rivers are falling immediate to improve the flood content in Rangpur, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Kurigram and Gaibandha districts under BWDB’s Rangpur zone,’ Rahman talked about.

Acting Rangpur Divisional Commissioner Md. Azmal Hossain talked about the district administrations are conducting reduction activities to stand beside the flood-hit other folks of affected districts and mitigate their sufferings despite bettering flood content.

The BWDB officials, district and upazila administrations are closely monitoring the flood and river erosion content in deluge-inclined areas in all 5 districts of Rangpur division.

“The Deputy Commissioners and UNOs are visiting the affected areas with officials of totally different departments concerned despite the bettering flood content in flood-hit districts,” he added.

Additional Director of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) for Rangpur region Md. Obaidur Rahman Mondal talked about that standing plant life in 1,432 hectares of lands enjoy been submerged in 17 upazilas of 5 districts in bigger Rangpur this time.

“Primarily based on experiences reaching here from the affected areas, floodwater has already receded from quite loads of the submerged plant life fields in low-lying and char areas of Rangpur Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Gaibandha and Kurigram districts within the region,” he talked about.

“The extent of reduce damages may perhaps be the minimum as floodwaters are receding rapidly inner only two to a pair days since submergence of croplands this time,” he added.