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Fresh areas inundated in Gaibandha

Floodwater starts receding from Bogra, Kurigram, Jamalpur

With inundation of fresh areas in six more unions and a portion of Gaibandha municipality, the flood situation in the district deteriorated further yesterday.

However, the situation in Bogra, Kurigram and Jamalpur districts started improving the same day.

In Gaibnadha, the Brahmaputra and Ghagot rivers were flowing 28 and 25 centimetres above the danger mark in the last 24 hours, devouring a number of homesteads and a vast tract of cropland in the areas under seven upazilas of the district, reports our correspondent.

Gaibandha-Laxmipur road in Sadar upazila went under knee-deep water, disrupting communications with the district headquarters.

The situation worsened following breach of Sonail flood control dyke, said local Water Development Board (WDB) sources.

"My three bighas of land with transplanted aman seedlings remained under floodwater for the last two weeks," said Abdul Ghani, a farmer of Gideri union in Sadar upazila.

According to our Bogra correspondent, flood situation in the district started improving as the Jamuna was flowing below the danger level yesterday.

According to WDB, over 1.50 lakh people in five upazilas of the district have been marooned.

The district administration has distributed 150 tonnes of rice and Tk 9.15 lakh among the flood victims.

Away in Kurigram, the situation in the district was improving slightly as floodwater in many areas started receding, reports our correspondent.

However, the Brahmaputra was flowing 8 cm above the danger mark, said local WDB sources.

At least five lakh people of 450 villages in nine upazilas have still remained marooned, said district relief and rehabilitation office sources.

About 55,000 hectares of farmlands have been damaged due to the floods, said the sources.

According to district primary education office, at least 176 schools in char and low lying land areas remained closed as floodwater entered the institutions.

Our Jamalpur correspondent reports: Flood situation improved as water level of the Jamuna River receded 18 cm at Bahadurabad Ghat point in the district yesterday.

However, the river was flowing 34 cm above the danger mark at the point at 12:00 noon, said WDB sources.

Around 2.80 lakh people in seven upazilas of the district have been marooned, said sources at district relief and rehabilitation office.

Meanwhile, the authorities shut 77 schools, colleges and madrasas due to the floods, said Shamsul Haque Khan, district education officer.

The district administration has allocated 335 tonnes of rice and Tk 7.67 lakh for the marooned people, said Additional Deputy Commissioner Anwar Hossain.

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Fresh areas inundated in Gaibandha

Floodwater starts receding from Bogra, Kurigram, Jamalpur

With inundation of fresh areas in six more unions and a portion of Gaibandha municipality, the flood situation in the district deteriorated further yesterday.

However, the situation in Bogra, Kurigram and Jamalpur districts started improving the same day.

In Gaibnadha, the Brahmaputra and Ghagot rivers were flowing 28 and 25 centimetres above the danger mark in the last 24 hours, devouring a number of homesteads and a vast tract of cropland in the areas under seven upazilas of the district, reports our correspondent.

Gaibandha-Laxmipur road in Sadar upazila went under knee-deep water, disrupting communications with the district headquarters.

The situation worsened following breach of Sonail flood control dyke, said local Water Development Board (WDB) sources.

"My three bighas of land with transplanted aman seedlings remained under floodwater for the last two weeks," said Abdul Ghani, a farmer of Gideri union in Sadar upazila.

According to our Bogra correspondent, flood situation in the district started improving as the Jamuna was flowing below the danger level yesterday.

According to WDB, over 1.50 lakh people in five upazilas of the district have been marooned.

The district administration has distributed 150 tonnes of rice and Tk 9.15 lakh among the flood victims.

Away in Kurigram, the situation in the district was improving slightly as floodwater in many areas started receding, reports our correspondent.

However, the Brahmaputra was flowing 8 cm above the danger mark, said local WDB sources.

At least five lakh people of 450 villages in nine upazilas have still remained marooned, said district relief and rehabilitation office sources.

About 55,000 hectares of farmlands have been damaged due to the floods, said the sources.

According to district primary education office, at least 176 schools in char and low lying land areas remained closed as floodwater entered the institutions.

Our Jamalpur correspondent reports: Flood situation improved as water level of the Jamuna River receded 18 cm at Bahadurabad Ghat point in the district yesterday.

However, the river was flowing 34 cm above the danger mark at the point at 12:00 noon, said WDB sources.

Around 2.80 lakh people in seven upazilas of the district have been marooned, said sources at district relief and rehabilitation office.

Meanwhile, the authorities shut 77 schools, colleges and madrasas due to the floods, said Shamsul Haque Khan, district education officer.

The district administration has allocated 335 tonnes of rice and Tk 7.67 lakh for the marooned people, said Additional Deputy Commissioner Anwar Hossain.

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