Flood water in two districts has risen with river erosion taking heavy toll on arable land and properties while in two other districts it has remained static.
Our correspondent from Sherpur reports that rise of the water level in the Brahmaputra river and river erosion continues in the district.
Water was entering through the damaged part of the flood controlling dam near the Sherpur sadar upazila. If the rise in the water level continues like this, the diversion of the Sherpur-Jamalpur road would be submerged within two days, which would leave the district disconnected from the northern districts and Dhaka.
Charpakkhimari UP Chairman Akbar Ali said villages on the bank of the Brahmaputra river were inundated and people in those villages were marooned. He also informed that rice cultivated in the huge area of Shatpakia Bil went under water.
Shuvash Chandra Debnath, assistant director of agricultural development corporation in the district, said 350 hectares of rice fields were submerged by the flood water.
Our correspondent from Shariatpur reports that many villages were inundated in the district and many schools were closed down because of the flood.
Water Development Board sources said onrush of water from the upstream raised the water level in the Padma river, where the water is flowing 38cm above the danger level. Over the last 24 hours, more than 200 villages were inundated.
Sources from the district’s education office said flood water entered 83 educational institutions, 20 of which were closed down.
The Headmaster of Kedarpur High School Abu Taleb Miyan said the school was closed since Saturday.
Meanwhile, river erosion continues due to the heavy current in the Padma river. Over the last 15 days around 500 families in Naria and Uttar Tarabunia upazilas became homeless after their houses were devoured by the river.
Additional District Magistrate Asib Ahsan told the Dhaka Tribune five tonnes of rice was distributed among the flood victims in the area and 55 tonnes more was allocated by the administration.
Meanwhile UNB reports: The flood situation in Bogra, Sirajganj, Faridpur has remained unchanged yesterday with two major rivers – Padma and Jamuna – still flowing above the danger mark.
In Bogra, the Jamuna was flowing 82cm above the danger level yesterday although the water level in the mighty river saw a 6cm fall.
About 200 villages of Sariakhandi, Dhunat, and Sonatala upazilas have been inundated by flood water, said sources at the district administration.
Meanwhile, 225 metric tonnes of rice and cash Tk 4 lakh have been allocated for the affected people of the three upazilas.
In Sirajganj, despite a fall in the water level of the Jamuna, the flood situation has seen no improvement.
The river in the district was still flowing 37cm above the danger mark while its tributaries were also swelling yesterday morning.
As a result, surging water from the river has left several lakh people of five upazilas in the district marooned.
Alongside flood, continuous rainfall on Saturday night added to the woes of the flood-hit people.
Gushing water entering through breached portion of Meghai Ring Embankment inundated freshly three villages of Kazipur upazila.
Academic activities at more than 100 schools remained suspended due to flood.
In Faridpur, onrush of water from upstream hills has caused the Padma River to swell further, inundating fresh areas of the district.
Sources at the WDB office in Faridpur said the water level in the river saw a 5cm rise in the last 24 hours and it was flowing 27cm above the danger level at Goalandu point.
The low-lying areas of Sadar, Char Bhadrasan and Sadarpur upazilas have remained submerged by flood water over the last two weeks, marooning thousands of people.
In Chandpur, the Town Protection Embankment has developed a crack at a point creating threat of erosion among locals.
WDB in Chandpur has taken immediate measures to prevent the dyke from developing cracks.
In Rangpur, though the flood water started receding, erosion by the Teesta River has taken a serious turn in Gangachara upazila rendering about 350 families homeless and eating away vast tracts of arable land over the last few days.
The affected areas are Alambiditor, Luxmitary Nohali, Kolkond, Gojoghonta, Mornea and Gangachara Sadar.
The homeless people have now taken shelter on high lands or safer places.
A portion of the flood protection embankment at Mohipur point has also been eroded by the river, creating panic among the local people.
Locals said though the Water Development Board is dumping sand bags and setting bamboo pilings, the Teesta erosion goes on unabated.
