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WATER-LEVEL-RISE
Brahmaputra shows further rise in Gaibandha
GAIBANDHA, Sept 17, 2018 (BSS) – The Brahmaputra, one of the mighty rivers
in the country, registered further rise at its water monitoring station here
in last 24 hours as of 9 am today, creating flood like situation in chars and
river basin areas of the district.
Bangladesh Water Development Board officials said water levels in the
Brahmaputra river rose by 5 cm during the period due to on rush of hilly
waters from the upstream and incessant rainfall in last few days.
But this morning, the river was flowing 7 cm above its danger mark at
Fulchharighat point, even though other three major rivers — the Ghagot, the
Karotoa and the Teesta — were flowing below their respective danger levels.
As water levels in Brahmaputra river have risen, chars and river basin
areas of Horipur and Kapasia unions under Sundarganj upazila, Kamarjani and
Mollarchar unions of Sadar upazila, Fazlupur, Erendabari, Gozaria, Urya and
Fulchhari unions in Fulchhari upazila and Holdia and Saghata unions of
Saghata upazila here have been inundated.
Hundreds of people of the unions have been marooned, facing untold
sufferings and the standing crops like T-Aman and summer vegetables have also
gone under flood water, said Abdus Salam Jakir, chairman of Kamarjani union.
With the rise of water level in the Brahmaputra river, the erosion has
taken serious turn at different places on the both river side including
Goghat, Kunderpara, Kamarjani and Ratanpur, locals said.
Executive engineer of BWDB M. Mahbubur Rahman said all sorts of initiatives
have been taken to protect the embankment on river.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Goutam Chandra Pal told BSS the district
administration was keeping an eye on the situation closely.
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