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FLOOD-NETRAKONA
Flood situation improving in Netrakona
Netrakona, Jun 12, 2019 (BSS) – The flood situation in Durgapur and
Kalmakanda upazilas under the district is improving as the water level in
major rivers in the district is in falling trend.
Officials of local administration and Water Development Board(WDB) told BSS
that flood situation in Barhatta upazila of the district has deteriorated due
to heavy rainfall and onrush of water from upstream region. The water-levels
of two major rivers—Sumeswari and Kangso of the district, were recorded a
sharp fall in different points including Berisiri and Jaria points of the
district during the last 24 hours.
However, the rivers were now flowing below of the danger levels in
respective points, WDB in Netrakona office sources said.
Deputy commissioner Netrakona Main-UL-Islam told BSS that the overall flood
situation in the two upazilas- Durgapur and Kalmaknada under the district has
slightly improved today while the situation deteriorated in Barhatta upazila
of the district.
He said more than 1000 people of the three upazilas were badly affected by
the flash flooding in the twelve unions of the three upazilas till today.
The DC also said the district administration distributed 22 metric tons of
rice and 600 packets of dry foods among the flood-hit people of the three
food affected upazilas of the district.
BSS/CORR/MMR/IJ/1919 HRS