Flood situation has started improving in northern districts while it deteriorated in Faridpur and Jamalpur districts. Floodwater engulfed more fresh areas in Jamalpur and Faridpur inundating standing crops on the vast tract of land and hampering normal life. However, the government has allocated 500 metric tonnes of rice and Taka eight lakh for flood affected people in the three northern districts—Chapainawabganj, Pabna and Rajshahi.
A total of 133 metric tonnes of rice and Taka one Lakh have been allocated for Chapainawabganj, 270 metric tonnes of rice and Taka five lakh for Pabna and 97 metric tonnes of rice and Taka one lakh cash for Rajshahi, an official release said today.
Officials of Water Development Board (WDB) and local people told BSS that flood situation is improving in northern districts as water level in Brahmaputra river has decreased during the last 24 hours.
In Gaibandha, floodwater has started receding from different areas in the district as water levels in two major rivers— Brahmaputra and Ghagot—is in falling trend.
Floodwater inundated standing crops including T-Aman paddy and summer vegetables on the vast tract of land in the district.
Hundreds of char people have been marooned and many erosion and flood victims have taken shelter on the nearby flood control embankment and flood shelter with their belongings.
In Faridpur, the low-lying areas of the district went under water as the water level in the Padma river has risen sharply.
Deputy Commissioner of Faridpur Mainuddin Ahmed said low- lying areas of six unions of Sadar and Charbhadrasan upazilas were inundated during the last two days.
The affected unions are Char Madhabdia, Aliabad, Decreer Char, Ambicapur of Sadar upazila, Char Jhaukanda and Gazirtek of Charbhadrasan upazila.
In Jamalpur, the overall flood situation has deteriorated further inundating more low-lying areas and affecting 1.27 lakh people of the district.
District Relief and Rehabilitation Office sources said 28 unions of the district have been highly affected. Among the affected unions, 12 unions are under Islampur upazila, 7 under Dewanganj upazila, 5 under Melandah upazila, 2 under Madarganj upazila and 2 under Sarishabari upazila. Flood situation is likely to improve in the districts of Gaibandha, Kurigram, Bogra, Sirajgang, Jamalpur, Manikganj, Munshiganj, Rajbari and Faridpur, a bulletin of Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) said today.
A total of 133 metric tonnes of rice and Taka one Lakh have been allocated for Chapainawabganj, 270 metric tonnes of rice and Taka five lakh for Pabna and 97 metric tonnes of rice and Taka one lakh cash for Rajshahi, an official release said today.
Officials of Water Development Board (WDB) and local people told BSS that flood situation is improving in northern districts as water level in Brahmaputra river has decreased during the last 24 hours.
In Gaibandha, floodwater has started receding from different areas in the district as water levels in two major rivers— Brahmaputra and Ghagot—is in falling trend.
Floodwater inundated standing crops including T-Aman paddy and summer vegetables on the vast tract of land in the district.
Hundreds of char people have been marooned and many erosion and flood victims have taken shelter on the nearby flood control embankment and flood shelter with their belongings.
In Faridpur, the low-lying areas of the district went under water as the water level in the Padma river has risen sharply.
Deputy Commissioner of Faridpur Mainuddin Ahmed said low- lying areas of six unions of Sadar and Charbhadrasan upazilas were inundated during the last two days.
The affected unions are Char Madhabdia, Aliabad, Decreer Char, Ambicapur of Sadar upazila, Char Jhaukanda and Gazirtek of Charbhadrasan upazila.
In Jamalpur, the overall flood situation has deteriorated further inundating more low-lying areas and affecting 1.27 lakh people of the district.
District Relief and Rehabilitation Office sources said 28 unions of the district have been highly affected. Among the affected unions, 12 unions are under Islampur upazila, 7 under Dewanganj upazila, 5 under Melandah upazila, 2 under Madarganj upazila and 2 under Sarishabari upazila. Flood situation is likely to improve in the districts of Gaibandha, Kurigram, Bogra, Sirajgang, Jamalpur, Manikganj, Munshiganj, Rajbari and Faridpur, a bulletin of Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) said today.
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