Major rivers surge further
Sunday, 29 July 2007
The major rivers of the country are swelling with nine rivers flowing over the danger mark, and those around the city continue to surge, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) said in a regular bulletin Saturday, report agencies.
Flood situation in Nilphamari worsened further with the river Teesta rising further. The army is helping out relief work in the stricken areas. As the Teesta dam in Nilphamari faces breach by the surging water, a red flag has been put up there, and people have been told to leave the area.
The Someswari is flowing 258-cm above the danger mark at Netrakona. The floods have worsened in Sunamganj and Sylhet, and the situation may take turn for the worse in Sirajganj.
The water in the rivers in the areas near the city is also rising. However, water is receding in the rivers of the hilly areas.
The FFWC sources said, the rivers in the Brahmaputra and the Ganges basins have swelled. At Dalia point in Rangpur the Teesta is flowing 25-cm above the red mark. At Kurigram the Dharla went up, and was flowing 44-cm above the danger mark.
The Jamuna also surged, and was flowing 43, 85 and 30-cm above the danger mark at Bahadurabad, Sirajganj and Aricha points respectively.
The water level of the Jamuna would increase further in next 24-hours, and as a result, more areas in Kurigram, Gaibandha, Bogra and Jamalpur would be flooded, the sources added.
The Padma was flowing 62 and 35-cm above the danger level at Goalando and Bhagyakul points, raising fears that the areas close to the river in Manikganj, Munshiganj, Faridpur, Rajbari, Madaripur and Shariatpur districts, and Dohar and Nawabganj upazilas might be inundated.
The rivers near Dhaka and Narayanganj continued to swell. The Dhaleswari is flowing 5-cm above the red mark. Though the Buriganga did not cross the danger mark, its water level went up by 5-cm in a day.
The Surma was flowing 96-cm above the danger level at Kanaighat point, 19-cm at Sylhet point, and 75-cm at Sunamganj point.
The water level of the Someswari rose by 110-cm, and was flowing 258-cm above red mark at Durgapur point Saturday morning.
The water of the Gumti receded by 9-cm at Comilla point, but were still flowing 40 cm above danger mark.
Flood situation in Nilphamari worsened further with the river Teesta rising further. The army is helping out relief work in the stricken areas. As the Teesta dam in Nilphamari faces breach by the surging water, a red flag has been put up there, and people have been told to leave the area.
The Someswari is flowing 258-cm above the danger mark at Netrakona. The floods have worsened in Sunamganj and Sylhet, and the situation may take turn for the worse in Sirajganj.
The water in the rivers in the areas near the city is also rising. However, water is receding in the rivers of the hilly areas.
The FFWC sources said, the rivers in the Brahmaputra and the Ganges basins have swelled. At Dalia point in Rangpur the Teesta is flowing 25-cm above the red mark. At Kurigram the Dharla went up, and was flowing 44-cm above the danger mark.
The Jamuna also surged, and was flowing 43, 85 and 30-cm above the danger mark at Bahadurabad, Sirajganj and Aricha points respectively.
The water level of the Jamuna would increase further in next 24-hours, and as a result, more areas in Kurigram, Gaibandha, Bogra and Jamalpur would be flooded, the sources added.
The Padma was flowing 62 and 35-cm above the danger level at Goalando and Bhagyakul points, raising fears that the areas close to the river in Manikganj, Munshiganj, Faridpur, Rajbari, Madaripur and Shariatpur districts, and Dohar and Nawabganj upazilas might be inundated.
The rivers near Dhaka and Narayanganj continued to swell. The Dhaleswari is flowing 5-cm above the red mark. Though the Buriganga did not cross the danger mark, its water level went up by 5-cm in a day.
The Surma was flowing 96-cm above the danger level at Kanaighat point, 19-cm at Sylhet point, and 75-cm at Sunamganj point.
The water level of the Someswari rose by 110-cm, and was flowing 258-cm above red mark at Durgapur point Saturday morning.
The water of the Gumti receded by 9-cm at Comilla point, but were still flowing 40 cm above danger mark.