The Dhaka Times Desk The flood situation in the northern region is still unchanged. Although the flood situation in Thakurgaon has improved slightly in the last two days. However, although the water level of Punarbhaba river in Dharla in Kurigram and Dinajpur has reduced a little, the overall flood situation in the two districts has not improved much.
Dinajpur
Meanwhile, although the water in Dinajpur's rivers is below the danger level, about 3,500 affected families of 5 upazilas have become waterlogged.
Although the water of Punarbhava river has not crossed the danger level, the entire low-lying area adjacent to the river has been submerged. Houses and crop lands in lower areas of Dinajpur Sadar, Birol, Bochaganj, Kaharol, Chirirbandar upazilas have been flooded. The water-logged people of these areas have taken shelter on schools, madrasas and dams.
According to the information given by the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center, the water level of Punarbhaba river at Dinajpur point is 9 cm. 13 cm above the danger limit. flowing down.
District Administration Assistant Commissioner Mohammad Abdullah Al Zakir said that around 480 families' houses in Bochaganj Upazila's Tetra, Parameshwarpur, Narail, Shatpukur, Fanchpara, Shukdevpur and Kukradanga villages have been submerged under water.
On the other hand, low-lying areas of 9 villages of Tentulia, Abdulpur, Auliapukur and Viail Union of Chirirbandar Upazila are under water. Almost 1000 families' houses in Biral's Rajarampur, Thanepara, Shabargram, Dahgram, Khopra, Manikpara, Thanthania, Rasulpur villages were submerged in water.
Apart from distributing 98 tons of rice in the affected areas in the last two days, dry food and khichuri have also been distributed under the initiative of the upazila administration, he said.
Deputy Commissioner Shamim Al Razi said that 5 lakh taka has been allocated from the Prime Minister's Relief Fund and 2 lakh taka from the Ministry of Relief to help the people affected by waterlogging.
Kurigram
According to the information provided by the Water Development Board's Flood Forecasting and Warning Center yesterday at 6 am on July 12, the Yamuna river has reached 18 cm in Bahadurabad. And Dharla river in Kurigram 2 cm. Flowing above the danger line. In the next 48 hours, the water level of the Brahmaputra-Yamuna River is stable, but the water level of the Ganga-Padma and Meghna Rivers may rise, the forecast said.
Abu Taher, executive engineer of Kurigram Water Development Board, said that the water in Dharla river has decreased by 14 cm in the last 24 hours. But Brahmaputra water has risen by 2 cm and is flowing slightly below the danger level. Although the water levels of rivers and streams have increased due to rain and upstream, the overall flood situation in Kurigram district remains unchanged. Flood-affected people are suffering due to submergence of Rastma in Char area. Banvasi people have a food crisis. There is no initiative of relief assistance from any government or private party in the district.
An official of the district relief and disaster management department said that more than two and a half hundred char, dwipchar and riverside villages of 36 unions in seven upazilas of Dharla, Brahmaputra and Dudhkumar basins have been flooded. About 100,000 people are trapped in it. And about 1 thousand 47 families became homeless due to river erosion. Anwar said that due to non-availability of allocation, no official initiative could be taken to help the flood-affected people.
Deputy Director of District Agriculture Extension Department Pratip Kumar Mall said that about 5,000 hectares of paddy fields, vegetables, corn and almond fields in Kurigram were submerged in the flood.
Thakurgaon
As there has been no rain for the last three days, the flood situation in Thakurgaon district has improved. The water of Tangon, Senua, Shuk, Nagar and Kulik rivers started to recede. Even though the water has receded in the flood affected areas, the flood victims are unable to return to their homes as they cannot repair their houses. Most of the affected people are staying in various shelters. Many are struggling to repair their homes. Meanwhile, due to lack of water drainage in several areas, many people are trapped due to waterlogging.
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