BSS :
Water levels of the Brahmaputra-Jamuna river systems continued to rise while the overall flood situation in the Ganges basin remained steady on Wednesday.
The rise in Brahmaputra-Jamuna river systems was due to unremitting onrush of water from the upper catchment areas in Brahmaputra basin during the last 24 hours ending at 9am on Wednesday.
Officials of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) said water levels of major rivers might continue to rise during the next 48 hours in the river basin.
A bulletin of the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (FFWC) of BWDB on Wednesday forecast that water level of the Teesta might rise rapidly during the next 12 hours and cross the danger mark (DM) at Dalia point for a brief moment in Nilphamari district.
In the upstream of the northwestern Indian states, the recorded rainfalls during the past 24 hours till 9am were 51mm at Gangtok, 34mm at Silchar and 33m at Darjeeling points.
However, no notable rainfalls were recorded during the period in the downstream areas of the Brahmaputra basin except 36.7mm at Jamalpur and 10mm at Dewanganj points in Jamalpur district, the FFWC bulletin said.
During the last 24 hours till 9am on Wednesday, water levels of the Dharla rose by 24cm at Kurigram, Ghagot by 18cm at Gaibandha, Brahmaputra by 27cm at Noonkhawa and 23cm at Chilmari and Teesta marked fall by 8cm at Dalia and 54cm at Kawnia points.
Besides, water levels of the Jamuna rose by 28cm at Fulchhari in Gaibandha, 24cm at Bahadurabad in Jamalpur, 12cm at Sariakandi in Bogra, 6cm at Kazipur and 9cm at Sirajganj points in Sirajganj during the period.
However, all major rivers were flowing below their respective danger marks at all points in the basin at 9am on Wednesday.
The Dharla was flowing 51cm below the danger marks at Kurigram, Brahmanpara by 133cm at Noonkhawa and 107cm at Chilmari, Teesta by 18cm at Dalia and 92cm at Kawnia Ghaghot below the danger marks by 143cm at Gaibandha points at 9am.
Water levels of the Brahmaputra-Jamuna river systems continued to rise while the overall flood situation in the Ganges basin remained steady on Wednesday.
The rise in Brahmaputra-Jamuna river systems was due to unremitting onrush of water from the upper catchment areas in Brahmaputra basin during the last 24 hours ending at 9am on Wednesday.
Officials of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) said water levels of major rivers might continue to rise during the next 48 hours in the river basin.
A bulletin of the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (FFWC) of BWDB on Wednesday forecast that water level of the Teesta might rise rapidly during the next 12 hours and cross the danger mark (DM) at Dalia point for a brief moment in Nilphamari district.
In the upstream of the northwestern Indian states, the recorded rainfalls during the past 24 hours till 9am were 51mm at Gangtok, 34mm at Silchar and 33m at Darjeeling points.
However, no notable rainfalls were recorded during the period in the downstream areas of the Brahmaputra basin except 36.7mm at Jamalpur and 10mm at Dewanganj points in Jamalpur district, the FFWC bulletin said.
During the last 24 hours till 9am on Wednesday, water levels of the Dharla rose by 24cm at Kurigram, Ghagot by 18cm at Gaibandha, Brahmaputra by 27cm at Noonkhawa and 23cm at Chilmari and Teesta marked fall by 8cm at Dalia and 54cm at Kawnia points.
Besides, water levels of the Jamuna rose by 28cm at Fulchhari in Gaibandha, 24cm at Bahadurabad in Jamalpur, 12cm at Sariakandi in Bogra, 6cm at Kazipur and 9cm at Sirajganj points in Sirajganj during the period.
However, all major rivers were flowing below their respective danger marks at all points in the basin at 9am on Wednesday.
The Dharla was flowing 51cm below the danger marks at Kurigram, Brahmanpara by 133cm at Noonkhawa and 107cm at Chilmari, Teesta by 18cm at Dalia and 92cm at Kawnia Ghaghot below the danger marks by 143cm at Gaibandha points at 9am.
