Flood situation improving

The flood situation in the country is improving as in the last 24 hours, the water level of the upstream river has continued to recede. As a result, the situation in the flood-affected areas has gradually started to improve and continued to do so.

The Flood Forecast and Warning Centre (FFWC) of the Bangladesh Water Development Board disclosed the information in its regular bulletin on Saturday (August 24).

FFWC executive engineer Sardar Uday Raihan said the water levels of the major rivers in the north-eastern, eastern and south-eastern regions have been receding. No heavy rainfall was noted in the eastern part of Cumilla, Brahmanbaria, and the Feni area near the border with India’s Tripura, and the river basins in Tripura State over the last 24 hours. As a result, the flood situation in the low-lying areas of Feni, Sylhet’s Habiganj, Moulvibazar, Cumilla and Chattogram is gradually improving.

Hence, the upstream areas in these regions saw a decrease in the river water level, leading to a gradual improvement in the flooding situation in Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Feni, Cumilla and low-lying areas in Chattogram.

There is little possibility of heavy rainfall in the northeastern part of the country and the upstream areas adjacent to it in the next 24 hours, the bulletin said, citing meteorological agencies.

The flood situation in the low-lying land adjacent to the Monu, Khwai, and Dhalai rivers in the Moulvibazar and Habiganj districts may also improve.

No heavy rain is expected in the south-eastern and eastern areas of the county or the upstream areas near them in the next 24 hours.

The flood situation in the low-lying areas near the Muhuri, Feni, Gomti and Halda rivers in Feni, Cumilla and Chattogram districts is likely to improve.

Uday Raihan said that the water level of the Brahmaputra and Jamuna rivers was decreasing while the water level at the Ganges and Padma rivers was stable. This may remain the same for the next 48 hours.

In the northeastern of the country, the water levels remained stable in the Surma and Kushiyara rivers, but are likely to reduce further in the next 24 hours.

The water levels of the northern region rivers like the Dharala, Teesta and Dudhkumar were gradually decreasing. The water flow in those rivers will remain normal for the next 48 hours.