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Brahmaputra-Jamuna water to be steady in a day
DHAKA, Aug 14, 2020 (BSS) – Flood situation would be stable in the
Brahmaputra basin within a day, said the Flood Forecasting and Warning
Centre (FFWC) in a bulletin this morning.
The Brahmaputra River is in steady state, while the Jamuna River is
in rising trend. Both the Brahmaputra and Jamuna rivers may remain
steady in the next 24hours, the bulletin said.
The Ganges River water level continues to fall and the Padma River
is in stable state, which may remain in similar trend in the next 24
hours.
The rivers of the upper Meghna basin in the country’s north-eastern
region are in falling trend, which it may recede in the next 24 hours,
according to the daily bulletin.
The overall flood situation has further improved in the Ganges
basin due to dwindling of water level in many of its rivers in the
last couple of days, our Rajshahi correspondent reports.
Of 30 river points monitored in the Ganges basin today, water levels
receded at 17 points while went up at 11 points and remained stable at
two other points in the last 24 hours ending at 9.00 today.
Besides, the rivers were flowing below the danger level at 29
points, while above the danger level at one point this morning.
A declining trend of water was recorded at all the four points of
the Ganges River and some other points of Padma River this morning,
superintending engineer of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB)
Mukhlesur Rahman told BSS.
Water level of the Ganges River decreased by 8cm each at Pankha
point in Chapainawabganj and at Hardinge Bridge point respectively,
9cm at Rajshahi point and remained stable at Talbaria point.
The Ganges River was flowing 199 cm, 212 cm, 131 cm and 113 cm
below the danger levels at Pankha, Rajshahi, Hardinge Bridge and
Talbaria points respectively, while the Padma River was flowing three
cm below the danger mark with a two-cm rise afresh at Goalundo point,
Mukhlesur said.
Water level of the Korotoa River was reported a rising trend afresh
at Chak Rahimpur, while it was in a falling trend at Bogura point, and
the river was flowing 125 cm below the danger level at Chak Rahimpur
point with a 14 m rise. The river was flowing 254 cm below the danger
mark at Bogura point with a six-cm fall this morning.
A rising trend of water was recorded at all the three points of the
Jamuna River and its water level increased by 10 cm at Sariakandi
point in Bogura, 6 cm at Kazipur point and 11 cm at Sirajgonj point,
the BWDB officials said.
But, the river was still flowing 12 cm, 33 cm and 24 cm below the
danger level at the three points respectively at 9 am.
The Gur River was flowing 12 cm above the danger level at Singra
point in Natore with a three-cm fall afresh.
The Atrai River was flowing 56 cm below the danger mark at Atrai
point in Naogaon with a 17-cm rise afresh while 273 cm below the
danger mark with a 16-cm rise at Mohadevpur point in Naogaon.
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