Due to flood situation, there is no fear in Dhaka

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  Published:  20 August 2017, 08:58 AM

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Overall, the flood situation in the north and south-eastern regions of the country is improving. Besides, there is no danger of flooding in Dhaka, said Water Development Board (WDB) flood forecast and warning center.
According to the forecast of Saturday 11th of the forecast center, the current flood situation in the northern region (Kurigram, Jamalpur, Gaibandha, Bogra, Sirajganj) will continue. The flood situation in the south-central (Manikganj, Faridpur, Rajbari, Munshiganj and Shariatpur) will remain stable in some places and in some places it will further deteriorate, which will later become stable.
Although the water of the Ganges basin increases, it flows below the danger level. Five rivers of the central boundary of Dhaka are 3 cm in the danger zone. To 120 cm Flowing through the bottom
On the other hand, the Meteorological Department said, monsoon winds (monsoon) are now weaker on Bangladesh. So there is no possibility of heavy showers in the country for the next few days.
Executive Engineer of Flood Forecasting and Warning Center Sajjad Hossain said, “The flood situation will continue to improve as the Brahmaputra-Jamuna water is continuing in the northern region of the country.” Brahmaputra-Jamuna water is continuing to decrease in Nunkhwa, Chilmari, Bahadurabad, Sariakandi and Sirajganj points. The rivers of Teesta-Dharla-Dudhkumar basin continue to decrease, the flood situation in this region will continue to improve.
He said, “Although the water of the Ganges is increasing, it is currently about 48 to 116 cm in danger zone. Flowing through the bottom The water level of the Padma is stable in the upstream (Goalanda) point and rise in points of Bhati (Munshiganj-Bhagyakul and Shariatpur’s Sureshwar). The water of the Padma will increase in the next 48 hours, but the rate of water flow of this river is declining and will be flowing below the danger level.
Executive Engineer further said, “The overall situation of flood situation is going to improve. So at this moment, we are not afraid of flooding in Dhaka.
The flood situation in Meghna basin will continue to improve in the next 24-48 hours, he said.
According to the report of flood alert station 9 at night, the water flow of river water in 28 points is flowing over the danger zone. The water decreased 51 points out of 90 points under observation, increased 36 points.
In the morning the Meteorological Department said that monsoon winds are weak in Bangladesh and in the mid-northeast of the Bay of Bengal. The weather forecast has been forecast from 9 am to 9 am on Saturday, in some parts of Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and in both places of Rangpur, Rajshahi and Dhaka divisions, there may be light to moderate rain or thunderstorms, including gusty wind temporarily. There may be a moderate to heavy downpour anywhere in the country.
During this time, the day temperature may rise slightly and the temperature of the night may remain nearly unchanged across the country, Meteorological Department said.

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