Major rivers rising

Major rivers and tributaries continued rising at most places following onrush of waters amid sporadic rains at places in the Brahmaputra basin during the past 24 hours till Saturday morning, Water Development Board said Saturday.

The stronger river currents have been continuing sporadic erosions along the unstable riversides at places in Rangpur, Kurigram and Gaibandha where some 300 riverside houses with lands and property have been devoured so far, local sources said.

'The erosion situation is still under full control and all rivers were still flowing well below their respective danger marks at all points at 6:00am Saturday,' executive engineer Anwar Hossain of the Water Development Board said.

Unofficial reports said people living in the very low- lying char areas of 16 riverside upazilas in Kurigram, Gaibandha, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Bogra and Sirajganj  were facing a pre-flood-like situation amid sporadic incidents of river erosions.

The WDB, district and upazila administrations are monitoring the situation and preparing to face the same in the event of deterioration anywhere in the river basin.

The WDB sources said the Brahmaputra rose by 4cm at Noonkhawa, 5cm at Chilmari and 3cm at Fulchhari during the past 24 hours and was flowing 216cm, 147cm and 92cm below its respective DMs at these points at 6:00am Saturday morning.

The Dharla marked a fall by 3cm at Kurigram and the Ghaghot rose by 3cm at Gaibandha during the period to flow 159cm and 102cm below their respective DMs at these points at 6:00am.

The Teesta marked rises by 3cm at Kawnia, 10cm at Dalia and fall by 4cm at Sundarganj during the period to flow 135cm, 30cm and 120cm below its respective DMs at these points.

The Jamuna marked a rise by 5cm at Bahadurabad and 11cm at Sirajganj during the period to flow 55cm and 78cm below its respective DMs at these points.

The Punorbhaba, Karotoa, Chhoto Jamuna, Atrai and Tangon marked both rises and falls during the period to flow well below their respective DMs in Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, Dinajpur, Rangpur, Gaibandha, Jaipurhat and Naogaon Saturday.

Meanwhile, the Padma marked further rises by 6cm at Rajshahi and 8cm at the Hardinge Bridge point during the period and was flowing 207cm and 140cm below its respective DMs at these points in the Ganges at 6:00am Saturday, the WDB sources said.

Source : New Age