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Floodwater continued receding from the inundated low-lying areas further improving the flood situation in the Brahmaputra basin during the last 24 hours ending at 9 am Monday.
Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) officials said water levels of all major rivers marked further sharp falls at all points following the continuous recession in the rate of onrushing water from the upstream during the period.
Water levels of major rivers were flowing above the danger level (DL) at only four points in the basin.
Incidents of sporadic riverbank erosion are being reported from more areas alongside major rivers in Kurigram and Gaibandha districts.
“Riverbank protection works are continuing at some vulnerable points in the basin where the flood situation may continue to improve during the next 72 hours,” Chief Engineer for Rangpur Zone of BWDB Jyoti Prosad Ghosh told BSS.
The Dharla was still flowing above the DL by 8cm at Kurigram while the Jamuna above the DL by 24cm at Sariakandi and 33cm each at Kazipur and Sirajganj points at 9 am.
Water levels of major rivers are continuing to fall rapidly, improving the flood situation in Rangpur, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Kurigram, Gaibandha, and adjoining districts of the BWDB’s Rangpur zone.
“All flood control embankments and structures are remaining safe in the flood-affected areas while some sporadic incidents of riverbank erosion are being reported amid strong river current with the recession of floodwater,” Engineer Ghosh added.
According to a bulletin of the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (FFWC) of BWDB, water levels of the Brahmaputra-Jamuna river systems are in a falling trend which may continue in the next 72 hours.