Flooding not expected to assume dire proportions

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Floodwater that has risen in 16 out of 17 districts may climb slightly higher over the next couple of days, but the overall flood situation in the country is not expected to assume dire proportions, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) said Monday, reports bdnews24.com. brFFWC assistant engineer Md Ariful Islam told the news agency that after registering a slight rise over the next one or two days, water levels in the rivers were expected to gradually recede.brRivers were still in spate up to Monday noon in Kurigram, Gaibandha, Dinajpur, Tangail, Bogra, Jamalpur, Sirajganj, Munshiganj, Madaripur, Manikganj, Faridpur, Shariatpur, Chapainawabganj, Shibganj, Dhaka's eastern areas and Dohar and Nawabganj upazilas. brThe low lying regions in these districts might experience some further flooding with rivers flowing above the danger levels at different places, but the situation would improve in a day or two, the flood forecast said. brOf the 73 FFWC water level monitoring stations sited across the country, river waters at 20 points had so far been measured to be flowing above the red mark. brWaters had risen at 39 stations in all, 29 stations had recorded falls in water levels and the status read unchanged at three stations. brUNB from Gaibandha adds Onrush of waters from the upstream inundated fresh areas in 19 unions and some parts of Gaibandha municipality, worsening overall flood situation in the district.br