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FLOOD-IMPROVEMENT-GAIBANDHA
Flood situation in Brahmaputra river basin, chars improves
GAIBANDHA, July 20, 2019 (BSS) – Overall flood situation in chars and
Brahmaputra river basin under four upazilas in the district is improving
since Thursday night as floodwater started receding from affected areas.
The officials of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) said the
Ghagot river of the district has been recorded a fall by 22 cm during the
period and was flowing 72 cm above its danger mark at New Bridge Road point
of the district town.
Assistant commissioner and acting district relief and rehabilitation
officer M. Shahidul Islam said as many as 4,85,328 people of the district
were marooned.
Some 74,104 flood victims took shelter at 180 flood shelter centres of
the district, he said.
Hundreds of flood affected people took shelter on the nearby flood
control embankment and flood shelters with their belongings including
domestic animals and poultry birds, he added.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) M. Abdul Matin said relief distribution
activity has been intensified to the flood victims of Sundargarnj, Sadar,
Fulchhari and Shaghata upazilas to mitigate their sufferings.
A total of 950 tonnes of rice, Taka 14 lakh, and 6000 packets of dry
food were distributed to the flood victims the DC said.
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