A flood-hit man returning to a safer place with the fence of his inundated house at Sariakandi in Bogra Sunday. — Focus Bangla
Swirling waters in the rivers in the worst-hit northern and eastern parts of the country seemed receding Sunday but the major rivers in the central part are going into spate with the prospect of flooding of the areas in and around the capital, officials indicated.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) latest data revealed that 0.15 million hectares of croplands under 26 districts have gone under water in the last two weeks.
They said although river waters in northern and eastern regions were falling, but most of the crops would be damaged if water doesn't move out from fields in next 72 hours.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) officials in different districts said current of water in northern and eastern parts was getting reduced but flooding of new areas continued.
According to the calculation of Deputy Commissioner offices and BWDB offices in different districts, homesteads of nearly 1.5 million people have been waterlogged in the country so far.
People of Jamalpur, Kurigarm, Bogra, Sirajganj, Gaibandha and Sunamganj are the worst victim of the floods, they said.
"Nearly 88,000 families and 0.435 million people in five upalzilas of Jamalpur district have been marooned," said Md Shahabuddin Khan, Deputy Commissioner of Jamalpur.
He told the FE over cell phone that 34,290 hectares of farmland, 32,000 hectares of which are Aman fields, have been inundated.
"Tk 1.9 million and 400 tonnes of rice have been allocated for farmers," he said.
All the upazilas of Kurigram district have been affected--partly or fully--in the flooding.
A total of 33,000 hectares of cropland have gone under water and nearly 0.3 million people have been marooned in Kurigram district, DAE and BWDB officials said.
"Some 0.3 million people of 60,000 families at five upazilas in Sirajganj district have been marooned by floodwater," deputy commissioner of Sirajganj Md Billal Hossain said.
He told the FE over cell phone that the Jamuna waters in Sirajganj fell 7 cm Sunday, but floodwater was still there in locality.
"We have allocated 415 tonnes of rice and Tk0.715 million for the flood-affected people so far," he said.
Nearly 8,000 hectares of cropland have sunk in floodwater in the district, he said.
Bogra deputy commissioner Md Shafiqur Reza Biswas told the FE that water flow was getting reduced by 1 cm per hour at Sariakandi.
He said nearly 0.23 million people have been water logged and 10,000 hectares of crop land have been inundated in Bogra.
"Three unions have been flooded in Dhunat upazila newly," he said.
"Nearly 400 metres of the flood-control dam in Sariakandi have been washed away by Jamuna water flow," he said.
However, sources in the districts said that the health ministry and the disaster management ministry will have to take precautionary measures to combat severe diseases in the aftermath of flood.
Civil Surgeon of Kurigram district Dr Md Zainul Abedin told the FE that few diarrhoea and pneumonia patients were admitted to the government hospital in Kurigram.
"The number is very negligible, but our challenge will begin with the recession of water from locality," he said.
DAE director-general Md Abdul Mannan told the FE that a total 0.15 million hectares of land, mostly Aman rice fields, have gone under water in 26 districts so far.
He said if the water doesn't move out in next three days, all the crops will be damaged.
He said after the flood, the farmers will have to plant late Aman variety or winter vegetables.
"We have been preparing 100 hectares of seedbeds for farmers in different districts, which will work as seed bank after the flood," he said.
However, water level of the Teesta, Dharala, Brahmaputra, Ghagot, Jamuna, Kangsha and Surma rivers in Nilphamari, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Bogra, Sirajganj, Netrakona, Sunamganj districts seemed on downturn Sunday, Executive Engineer at the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) Md Amirul Hossain said.
He said the Jamuna water levels in Bogra and Sirajganj fell but seemed increasing at the point of Aricha Ghat.
He said that Dhaleswari at Elasinghat in Tangail, Kaliganga and Buri Dhaleswari in Manikganj, Turag, Tongi khal, Balu rivers in Dhaka, and Shitalakhya river in Narayanganj witnessed an increase.
The Shitalakhya was flowing over the danger level by 21 cms on the day while the Turag just 1 cm below the danger mark, he said.
However, FFWC data updated on Sunday evening showed that water was also rising in the Meghna basin.
Meghna's water level in Chandpur, Narsingdi and Kishoreganj districts rose further Sunday, it showed.
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