Brahmaputra crosses danger level in Gaibandha

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GAIBANDHA, Jul 11 (BSS): Water level of the Brahmaputra, one of the mighty rivers in the country, crossed its danger mark on Wednesday night and was flowing 16 cm above its danger level this morning inundating the river basin areas including chars ones. According to sources water level in all the four major rivers flowing through the district rose sharply in last 24 hours till Thursday 9 am due to on rush of hilly waters from the upstream. The officials of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) here said the water level in the Brahmaputra rose by 29 cm, the Teesta 35 cm, the Karatoa 40 cm and the Ghagot 23 cm during the period. Of them, the Brahmaputra was flowing 16 cm above its danger level at Fhulchhari Ghat point of the district while the Teesta was flowing at Sundarganj point 53 cm, the Karatoa at Katakhali Bridge point 245 cm and the Ghagot at New Bridge Road point 15 cm below their respective danger levels. With the rise of water level in the Brahmaputra river, the river basin areas of Sundarganj, Sadar, Fhulchhari and Saghata upazila had been inundated and the standing crops particularly jute and summer vegetables went under flood water. Apart from this, with the rise of water level in the river, the erosion took serious turn at many places along the western side of the river including Chandipur, Kapasia, Kamarjani, Gidari, Urya, Gozaria, Saghat and Holdia unions of the district creating immense sufferings and much anxiety to the erosion victims and threatened people. Many erosion and flood victims had taken shelter on the nearby flood control embankment with their belongings including domestic animals and poultry birds and were passing their days miserably for want of food and drinking water. Due to the unabated erosion by the river, four primary schools-Helencha Primary School, South Kabilpur Primary School, Char Krishnamoni Primary School and Kauabadha Primary School located at the river side under Fulchhari upazila are in threat as they might be devoured any time by the river. Talking to BSS Executive Engineer of BWDB Rezaul Mostafa Asafuddowla said as the Brahmaputra was flowing over its danger mark, the officials and the employees had been kept alert and vigil there to protect the embankment from any kind of destruction.