Water level in Padma River last night crossed its danger mark, for the first time in 10 years, as deteriorating flood situation continues to affect hundreds of people.
Harun-or-Rashid, an executive engineer of Water Development Board (WDB) in Rajshahi, said the water-level reached the red mark on Monday evening, but rose to 18.51cm Tuesday morning.
The river water crossed the danger mark for the first time in 10 years, officials said.
Meanwhile, floodwater from upstream is further deteriorating the flood situation. Six points in Rajshahi city protection embankment are now under risk, in the wake of swelling water levels. The WDB officials are repairing the points with bamboo piling and geo bags.
Four upazilas Godagari, Paba, Charghat and Bagha are losing hundreds of acres of land to river erosion every day, caused by downstream water rush.
More than 1,000 families have fell victims to flooding in char areas under Paba upazila. The affected families are struggling with their domestic animals, as pastures in the area were submerged.
Nazrul Islam, the chairman of Haripur union parishad under Paba, said floodwater entered many areas including Char Mazar Diar, Bashari, Nabaganga, Sonaikandi, Berpara and Kasba. More than 600 houses have been affected so far, while crops of 2,000 bighas of land have been inundated.
The low-lying areas were flooded on Sunday night after the protection dam inside the city protection embankment in Zia Nagar area was inundated. More than 400 destitute families took shelter on the embankment.
Abdus Sobhan, upazila nirbahi officer of Bagha, said more than 1,600 families have so far been affected by the flood in the upazila.
Officials added that around 2,000 families living in char areas of Godagari upazila are facing immense sufferings because of the flooding.