Brahmaputra water level falls, Ganges steady

The water level of the Brahmaputra River receded on Saturday due to dwindling onrush of hilly water from the upstream, while the Ganges basin remained stable, reports BSS.
The Brahmaputra-Jamuna river system was witnessing the downward trend, which might continue in the next 48 hours, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) said in a bulletin issued on Saturday morning.
The Ganges-Padma river system was in a steady state, which might continue in the next 24hours.
Major rivers of the upper Meghna basin of the country's north-eastern region were receding which might continue in the next 48 hours, the bulletin said.
The flood situation in the low-lying areas of Manikganj, Rajbari and Faridpur districts might remain steady in the next 24 hours, it added.
The FFWC daily bulletin said there was a possibility of moderate to heavy rainfall in the country's south-western and south-central coastal region in the next 24 hours and so the rivers in this region may rise rapidly during this time.
Water levels of many rivers in the Ganges basin continued to swell up due to the onrush of hilly water coming from upstream and heavy precipitation in upper catchments.
A rising trend of water levels was recorded at Pankha, Rajshahi, Hardinge Bridge, Talbaria and Goalunda points of the basin on Saturday morning.
Water level of the Ganges River went up by five centimeters (cm) at Pankha point in Chapainawabganj, two cm at Rajshahi point and four cm each at Hardinge Bridge and Talbaria points in the last 24 hours to 9 am on Saturday, superintending engineer of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) Mukhlesur Rahman told the news agency.