Bangladesh water development board, Government agency

Dhaka, Aug 4 The flood situation improved in Bangladesh as water levels of major rivers fell further but many rivers are still flowing above the danger mark.There was a reduction in water level at 9 points, said Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) officials."However, water level of the Teesta rose by 2 cm at Dalia point in Nilphamari and was flowing 28 cm below the DM there at 9 am today," said Rabiul Islam, Executive Engineer of Teesta Barrage Project (TBP) Division of BWDB.The flood situation improved further with a sharp fall in water levels of major rivers in eight northern districts in the Brahmaputra basin during the 24 hours till 9 am on Tuesday.The positive trend in the flood situation might continue in the basin during the next 72 hours paving the way for displaced people to start returning to their homes.Incidents of riverbank erosion have been reported from several points alongside the Dharla, Dudhkumar, Teesta, Brahmaputra, Ghaghot and Jamuna rivers due to stronger river currents with recession of floodwaters.The Brahmaputra was still flowing above the danger mark at Chilmari, Dharla, Kurigram and Ghaghot on Tuesday."The government continues allocating more rice and money frequently for the purpose. The district administrations are ensuring proper distribution of relief goods, baby food, animal fodder and cash among the flood-hit people," an official said.District Relief and Rehabilitation Officer (DRRO) Moazzem Hossain said the second phase of the deluge has affected 2.50 lakh people in Gaibandha district where the flood situation continues to ease."We are distributing 440 tonnes of rice, eight lakh Takas, 6,650 packets of dry food, 4 lakh Takas for baby food and 9 lakh Takas for animal fodder among flood-hit people in the district," he added.The district administration has also intensified relief activities in other flood-affected northern districts in the basin.( With inputs from IANS )

Home

City

Latest News

Cricket

LT Premium

National

International

Maharashtra

Opinions

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Nagpur

Entertainment

Photos

Business

Technology

Sports

Lifestyle

Social Viral

Lokmat Games

Health

Lok Sabha Election 2024

Heatwave In India

Mumbai Water Cut

Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election

IPL 2024

Salman Khan

Bangladesh Water Development BoardFOLLOW

Bangladesh water development board, Latest News

International :China forcing Bangladesh into unviable project of managing river Teesta

Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 23 : China is trying to thrust on Bangladesh a project for comprehensive restoration of river ... ...

International :B'desh flood situation improves with receding water levels

Dhaka, Aug 27 The overall flood situation in Bangladesh has improved in most of the districts with water ... ...

International :Bangladesh flood situation eases

Dhaka, Aug 4 The flood situation improved in Bangladesh as water levels of major rivers fell further but ... ...