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FLOOD-IMPROVEMENT-EROSION (with picture)
Sporadic orison as flood situation improves further in B’putra basin
RANGPUR, July 8, 2020 (BSS) – Sporadic incidents of riverbank erosion have been reported as the flood situation improved further during the last 24 hours ending at 9am today with continuous fall in water levels of the major rivers in the Brahmaputra basin.
Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) officials said the major rivers were flowing below the danger marks (DMs) at all 10 major monitoring points in seven affected northern districts where most of the displaced people returned homes.
Meanwhile, the district administrations have further intensified relief activities in the flood affected areas of Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Jamalpur, Bogura and Sirajganj districts in the Brahmaputra basin.
Talking to BSS today, Chief Engineer for Rangpur Zone of BWDB Jyoti Prosad Ghosh said incidents of sporadic riverbank erosion have been reported from around 50 points alongside the major rivers in Kurigram, Gaibandha and Lalmonirhat districts.
“All flood control embankments and structures are remaining safe in the flood-hit districts under the BWDB’s Rangpur zone where riverbank protection works continuing at 21 points and the same will begin at other vulnerable points soon,” he said.
Following further sharp falls in their water levels, the Brahmaputra was flowing below the DMs by 56cm at Noonkhawa and 41cm at Chilmari while Dharla by 33cm at Kurigram and Ghaghot by 47cm at Gaibandha points at 9 am today.
The Jamuna was flowing below the DMs by 13cm at Fulchhari, 24cm at Bahadurabad, 25cm at Sariakandi, 23cm at Kazipur and 28cm at Sirajganj points while the Teesta was flowing below the DM by 20cm at Dalia point in Nilphamari at 9 am today.
Talking to BSS, Executive Engineer of BWDB for Kurigram and Lalmonirhat divisions Ariful Islam said riverbank protection works are continuing at 15 points and will begin very soon at some other 19 vulnerable points in these two district.
Executive Engineer Mokhlesur Rahman for Gaibandha division of BWDB said riverbank protection works are continuing in full swing at six points and will begin the same at eight other points soon alongside the major rivers in the district.
District Relief and Rehabilitation Officer (DRRO) for Kurigram Dilip Kumar Saha said 400 tonnes of rice and Taka 36.50 lakh are being distributed among 1.22 lakh flood-hit people of 16,100 families in the district.
“We have adequate stocks of newly allocated 200 tonnes of government rice and Taka five lakh,” Saha said.
Gaibandha DRRO Mokhlesur Rahman said distribution of 200 tonnes of rice and Taka 13 lakh continues among 3.25 lakh flood-hit people of the district and received more 200 tonnes of more rice and Taka five lakh for the purpose.
Similarly, the government continues relief activities in the other flood-affected districts where normalcy started returning with continuous improvement of the flood situation.
Divisional Commissioner KM Tariqul Islam said most of the displaced people returned homes and the district administrations are distributing relief goods, baby foods, animal fodders and cash money among the flood-hit people of the affected districts.
BSS/ASG/MI/SMM/1730 hrs