Flood situation worsen as Brahmaputra, Ghaghat cross danger mark

Water level of the Brahmaputra, and the Ghagat rivers crossed their danger marks last night and the rivers were flowing 13 cm and 15 cm above respective danger levels this morning inundating the river basin areas of Gaibandha.
According to sources water level in all the four major rivers flowing through the district rose sharply in last 24 four hours till Monday 9:00am due to incessant rainfall and on rush of hilly waters from the upstream, reports Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha.
The officials of Bangladesh Water Development Board here said the water level in the Brahmaputra rose by 22 cm, the Teesta 22 cm, the Karatoa 10 cm and the Ghaghat 39 cm during the period.
Of them, the Brahmaputra was flowing 13 cm above its danger level at Phulchharighat point and the Ghaghat 15 cm above its danger mark at New bridge Road point of the district while the Teesta was flowing at Sundarganj point 39 cm, the Karatoa at Katakhali Bridge point 93 cm below their respective danger levels.
With the rise of water level in the Brahmaputra river, the river basin areas of Sundarganj, Sadar, Fulchhari and Saghata upazila had been inundated and the standing crops particularly jute and summer vegetables went under flood water.
Apart from this, with the rise of water level in the river, the erosion took serious turn at many places along the western side of the river including Chandipur, Kapasia, Kamarjani, Gidari, Urya, Gozaria, Saghat and Holdia unions of the district creating immense sufferings to the erosion victims.
Many erosion and flood victims had taken shelter on the nearby flood control embankment with their belongings including domestic animals and poultry birds and were passing their days miserably.
BWDB executive engineer Prokash Krishna Sarker said as the Brahmaputra was flowing over its danger mark, the officials and the employees had been kept alert and vigil there to protect the embankment from any kind of destruction.
As the water level of the Ghaghat river continued to rise, security measures had also been tightened at the town protection embankment so that any vested quarters could not cut it to create immense sufferings of the people of Gaibandha municipality, he also added.

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