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May
31, 2000
Dhaka,
May 30 (UNB) – Although some rivers in the Meghna basin receded,
flood situation in the greater Sylhet region is likely to remain
unchanged in the next 24 hours till 9 am tomorrow (Wednesday).
The
Manu at Manu Railway Bridge and Moulvibazar, the Surma at Kanaighat
and the Kushiyara at Amalshid and Sheola were still flowing above
their respective danger levels.
A
bulletin of Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) said the
Brahmaputra-Jamuna and Padma continued to rise at all points and the
rivers in the Meghna basin showed rise and fall in last 24 hours till
9am today (Tuesday).
Out
of 46 water level monitoring stations across the country, 29 points
recorded rise while 10 marked fall during the period, the bulletin
said.
In
the last 24 hours, 92.3mm rainfall was recorded at Dinajpur, 75mm at
Chilmari, 57mm at Dewanganj, 56.2mm at Jamalpur, 55.5mm at Kurigram,
54.5mm at Gaibandha, 48mm at Mymensingh, 42mm at Sunamganj, 39mm at
Moulvibazar, 38.7mm at Bogra, 34.3mm at Dalia and 30mm at Manu Rly
Bridge.
In
the Surma basin, the Surma registered further rise by 11cm at Sylhet,
4cm at Sunamganj and slight rise at Kanaighat. The river at Kanaighat
was flowing 59cm above danger level.
The
Kushiyara registered further rise by 18cm at Amalshid and by 10cm at
Sheola. The river was flowing above danger mark by 117cm at Amalshid
and by 22cm at Sheola.
The
Manu receded further by 58cm at Manu Rly Bridge and by 6cm at
Moulvibazar. The river was still flowing above danger level by 36cm at
Manu Rly Bridge and by 75cm at Moulvibazar.
The
Khowai receded further by 34cm at Habiganj, the Someswari at Durgapur
rose by 9cm, the Meghna at Bhairabazar registered further rise by
10cm, and the Gumti at Comilla receded further by 39cm.
In
the Brahmaputra basin, the Brahmaputra registered further rise by 13cm
at Noonkhawa and 6cm at Chilmari, the Jamuna rose by 27cm at
Bahadurabad, 32cm at Sirajganj and 19cm at Aricha.
The
Dharala, Teesta, Buriganga, Lakhya, Turag and Kaliganga also rose at
different points.
In
the Ganges basin, the Padma rose by 30cm at Pankha, 31cm at Rajshahi,
15cm at Goalundo and 9cm at Bhagyakul point while the Mahananda at
Chapainawabganj rose by 21cm.
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