GAIBANDHA, June 14 (BSS): Overall flood situation in chars and the river basin of the four Upazilas in the district deteriorated further as the river Brahmaputra marked rise in last 24 hours till Sunday 9 am.
The officials of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) said water level of the river Brahmaputra increased by 6 cm during the period due to incessant rain and onrush of hilly waters from the upstream.
The river was flowing 21 cm above its danger mark at Fulchharighat point in the district inundating fresh areas of Sundarganj, Sadar, Fulchhari and Shaghata Upazilas.
The flood affected unions are Kapasia and Chandipur under Sundarganj upazila, Kamarjani and Mollarchar under Sadar upazila, Fazlupur, Erendabari, Gozaria, Fulchhari and Urya under Fulchhari Upazila and Holdia and Saghata unions under Saghata Upazila.
At least 20,000 people living on the chars of the upazilas have been marooned facing untold sufferings and their sorrows know no bound.
The standing crops particularly jute and summer vegetable of the chars and river basin areas of the upazilas went under flood water making the growers worried.
Many flood victims have taken shelter on the nearby flood control embankment and are passing their days miserably with their belongings including domestic animals and poultry birds for want of food and drinking water.
Apart from this, another major river the Ghagot which blew through the main land of the district was flowing 1 cm above its danger mark at New Bridge Road point of the district town.
With the rise of water level in the river of Brahmaputra erosion has taken serious turn at many places along the western side of the river including Urya, Gozaria, Fulchhari and Fazlupur unions of Fulchhari upazila and Shaghat and Holdia unions of Shaghata upazila.
Flood situation deteriorates in Gaibandha river basin
FE Team | Published: June 15, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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