UNB, Dhaka :
Thousands of people have been left suffering in the country’s flood-affected districts due to the outbreak of various waterborne diseases and for lack of adequate relief materials although the country’s overall flood situation is improving.
The flood situation improved slightly in Bogra and Jamalpur while deteriorated further in Faridpur and remained unchanged in Kurigram. People in the flood-affected districts were passing their days amid untold sufferings for lack of adequate food and safe drinking water.
Besides, various waterborne diseases started to break out in the flood-prone areas as people are forced to drink floodwater for lack of drinking water. They were being affected diarrhoea, dysentery and typhoid.
Although the government had allocated some 13,000 tonnes of rice and Tk 550 crore for the flood-hit people of 16 districts, relief materials have not yet reached many areas while there are allegations of irregularities in distribution. According to official estimate, the 16 flood-hit districts are Faridpur, Bogra, Rangpur, Kurigram, Nilphamari,
Gaibandha, Lalmonirhat, Sunamganj, Jamalpur, Faridpur, Rajbari, Tangail, Madaripur, Shariatpur, Manikganj and Rajbari. Several hundred primary and high schools, including 407 in Jamalpur, have been closed in the flood-affected districts. In Kurigram, the flood situation remained static as the floodwater receded slightly. The Brahmanputra River was flowing 45 cm above the danger level at Chilmari point while the Dharla River 35 cm above its red mark.
Sources at Kurigram Water Development Board said the Brahmaputra River water receded by 20 cm while Dudhkumar 25 and Dharla 19 in the last 24 hours. They said some 57 unions out of 73 in nine upazilas of the district went under water, leaving 6.5 lakh people marooned. Besides, 53 km dams, 39 bridges and 20 educational institutions were damaged by the flood.
Meanwhile, the train service on Jamalpur-Dewanganj route, which had remained suspended from Friday night due to flooding and heavy rainfall in Jamalpur district, resumed on Monday afternoon while that from Ulipur to Ramna Station of Kurigram district remained suspended since Monday morning due to floodwater.
On the other hand, the woes of those remained marooned in Roumari upazila mounted due to inadequate relief materials. Besides, there were allegations of irregularities in relief distribution.
In Faridpur, the flood situation worsened in various parts of the district as the water level in the Padma River marked a rise at several points. Some 25,000 families were reeling under water as 15 fresh areas were inundated following the collapse of an embankment of the Pabma River in Natundangi area on Sunday night.
In Bogra, the flood situation is improving as the floodwater started to recede.
The Jamuna water level fell by 14 cm at Sariakandi point in the last 24 hours.
Jamalpur correspondent reports: The Jamuna River water is flowing 81 centimetres above the danger level with a fall of 22 centimetres water. Mohammad Shahabuddin, deputy commissioner of the district, said 800 tonnes of rice, Tk 31 lakh in cash, 2000 packets of dry foods and 50,000 pieces of bread have so far been distributed among the flood-affected people.
Thousands of people have been left suffering in the country’s flood-affected districts due to the outbreak of various waterborne diseases and for lack of adequate relief materials although the country’s overall flood situation is improving.
The flood situation improved slightly in Bogra and Jamalpur while deteriorated further in Faridpur and remained unchanged in Kurigram. People in the flood-affected districts were passing their days amid untold sufferings for lack of adequate food and safe drinking water.
Besides, various waterborne diseases started to break out in the flood-prone areas as people are forced to drink floodwater for lack of drinking water. They were being affected diarrhoea, dysentery and typhoid.
Although the government had allocated some 13,000 tonnes of rice and Tk 550 crore for the flood-hit people of 16 districts, relief materials have not yet reached many areas while there are allegations of irregularities in distribution. According to official estimate, the 16 flood-hit districts are Faridpur, Bogra, Rangpur, Kurigram, Nilphamari,
Gaibandha, Lalmonirhat, Sunamganj, Jamalpur, Faridpur, Rajbari, Tangail, Madaripur, Shariatpur, Manikganj and Rajbari. Several hundred primary and high schools, including 407 in Jamalpur, have been closed in the flood-affected districts. In Kurigram, the flood situation remained static as the floodwater receded slightly. The Brahmanputra River was flowing 45 cm above the danger level at Chilmari point while the Dharla River 35 cm above its red mark.
Sources at Kurigram Water Development Board said the Brahmaputra River water receded by 20 cm while Dudhkumar 25 and Dharla 19 in the last 24 hours. They said some 57 unions out of 73 in nine upazilas of the district went under water, leaving 6.5 lakh people marooned. Besides, 53 km dams, 39 bridges and 20 educational institutions were damaged by the flood.
Meanwhile, the train service on Jamalpur-Dewanganj route, which had remained suspended from Friday night due to flooding and heavy rainfall in Jamalpur district, resumed on Monday afternoon while that from Ulipur to Ramna Station of Kurigram district remained suspended since Monday morning due to floodwater.
On the other hand, the woes of those remained marooned in Roumari upazila mounted due to inadequate relief materials. Besides, there were allegations of irregularities in relief distribution.
In Faridpur, the flood situation worsened in various parts of the district as the water level in the Padma River marked a rise at several points. Some 25,000 families were reeling under water as 15 fresh areas were inundated following the collapse of an embankment of the Pabma River in Natundangi area on Sunday night.
In Bogra, the flood situation is improving as the floodwater started to recede.
The Jamuna water level fell by 14 cm at Sariakandi point in the last 24 hours.
Jamalpur correspondent reports: The Jamuna River water is flowing 81 centimetres above the danger level with a fall of 22 centimetres water. Mohammad Shahabuddin, deputy commissioner of the district, said 800 tonnes of rice, Tk 31 lakh in cash, 2000 packets of dry foods and 50,000 pieces of bread have so far been distributed among the flood-affected people.
