The flood condition has started improving in most of the northern districts except one as incessant downpour came to an end.
Apart from Jamalpur, Gaibanda, Munshiganj, Kurigram Water Development Boards yesterday recorded a mentionable decrease in the water flow of rivers concerned.
On the other hand, there was outbreak of many water-borne diseases like Diarrhoea and Dysentery in line with the improvement because of scarcity in drinkable water when all tube-wells still remained submerged in the flood water.
In Gaibanda, flood situation improved in accordance as water in local Ghagat, Brahmaputra, Teesta and Karotua rivers had lessened.
Confirming it, Gaibanda WDB Executive Engineer Abdul Awal said the improvement appeared a great relief for about 17,074 flood-hit families in Sundarganj, Saghata, Phulchhari and Sadar upazilas.
Local agriculture extension office said about 3429 hectors of crop land have been damaged in the flood while about 250 families lost their homesteads in the river erosion.
The victims under Sundarganj and Saghata upazilas alleged that the local health department has yet to take any move despite outbreak of water-borne diseases, but Gaibanda Civil Surgeon Ahad Ali said 50 medical teams were working there.
Local DC Ahsan Elahi said his administration continued the relief distribution to the marooned people as usual.
Our Munshiganj correspondent reports: The overall flood state improved there as the water of the Padma River started flowing under the danger level although more than 100 villages still remained submerged, leaving the untold suffering of the marooned people continued.
But, there was an outbreak of many diseases in the flood-affected nine villages of Srinagar upazila, three villages in Tongibari upazila and two villages under Sadar upazila.
Sources at the DC office said at least 49 homesteads fell victim of the Padma erosion.
The local administration has already distributed Tk5,000 and 30kg of relief rice to each flood victim, the sources continued.
Local DC Saiful Hasan Badal said they were trying best to tackle the problems appearing.
Our Kurigram correspondent adds: Flood in the low-laying areas has improved as the water flow of local 16 rivers, including the Brahmaputra, Dharala, Teesta, decreased although it was not enough for the marooned people who took shelter on the embankments to return back their homesteads.
The district WDB confirmed it, saying the decrease was about 16cm on different points of the rivers.
Sources said like other districts, there was outbreak of water-borne diseases due to potable water crisis as well as the presence of excessive pest, which added more suffering to the flood-affected people while yesterday was 19th days of their trouble.
The flood victims alleged that the relief being distributed by the local administration was very poor than the demand.
In Jamalpur, despite having a decrease in the upstream water from India, the flood situation has remained static in the district.
The river of the Jamuna river was flowing above the danger level and the marooned people were passing their days amid great suffering as usual.
There was reported an outbreak of water-borne diseases as well as severe fodder crisis for cattle and other livestocks.
Local DC Md Shahabuddin Khan said they continued the relief distribution activities as usual.
