Sylhet Correspondent :
The onrush of water from the upstream and heavy rainfall triggered by monsoon over the last one week inundated vast areas in six upazilas of Sylhet district, leaving about 2.5 lakh people marooned.
In the meantime, The flood situation in areas of five other upazilas remained unchanged spreading waterborne diseases And the authorities concerned have shut 174 educational institutions of the district as those were submerged by floodwater.
The flood situation in six upazilas-Jakiganj, Bianibazar, Golapganj, Fenchuganj, Osmaninagar and Balaganj-of the district continued to deteriorate on Sunday, worsening the woes of the affected people.
Educational institutions, houses, offices and different establishments went under water by the recent flood, as the Kushira River has been flowing 21 centimeters above its danger level.
Besides, academic activities in some 137 educational institutions of Barlekha upazila in Moulvibazar district and Golapganj upazila of Sylhet district are being seriously hampered due to the flood.
According to the Moulvibazar correspondent, the flood situation in different parts of the district continued to worsen due to heavy rainfall for the last few days and onrush of hill water.
Sources at the Primary and Secondary Education Department said the authorities of different educational institutions could not resume their academic activities although those were opened on Saturday after the Eid vacation.
Academic activities in 87 schools, including 75 government primary schools, remained suspended as floodwater poured into the school buildings following the rise in Hakaluki Haor water.
Shyamal Chandra Singha, headmaster of Paschim Borny High School, said ÒThe floodwater entered the school while roads remain submerged. I managed to attend the school by boat and placed some bricks under its furniture for saving those from water.Ó
Barlekha Upazila Secondary Education officer Samir Kanti Deb said the two examinations which were scheduled to be held on July 6 and July 8 have been rescheduled for July 23 and July 24 respectively.
Meanwhile, the local administrations have opened six shelter centres in Sylhet while seven in Moulvibazar district.A number of medical camps have been opened in the flood-hit areas.
Already One hundred seventy four schools were shut down due to floods in six upazilas of Sylhet district, while over 3300 hectares of Aus paddy land went inundated during the last few days.
The rivers Surma and Kushiyara also swelled at many points while internal road links at places were snapped due to the onrush of hilly floods coupled with excess rains. Kushiyara were flowing above red marks at different points, WDB officials informed.
Sylhet Met office in charge Sayeed Ahmed Chowdhury said over 980 mm rainfall in June this year against the last year’s 657 mm whereas 818 mm is considered normal for Sylhet. Farmers in the region are in much trouble with the floods after the worst calamity hit the region devastating the Boro crops just months ago.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Sylhet Md. Shahidul Islam Chowdhury said the floods, caused by the excess rains in the Meghalaya and Assam had overflowed the Indian river Barak, which enters in the name of Surma and Kushiyara caused the situation. A meeting of the district administration on Sunday afternoon was informed 178 schools, including 162 primary schools had been shut due to the floods.
The affected upazilas in Sylhet are Golapganj, Dakshin Surma, Balaganj, Beanibazar, Fenchuganj, Osmaninagar and Gowainghat upazilas while the affected upazilas in Moulvibazar include, Sadar, Rajnagar, Kulaura, Barlekha and Juri.
The onrush of water from the upstream and heavy rainfall triggered by monsoon over the last one week inundated vast areas in six upazilas of Sylhet district, leaving about 2.5 lakh people marooned.
In the meantime, The flood situation in areas of five other upazilas remained unchanged spreading waterborne diseases And the authorities concerned have shut 174 educational institutions of the district as those were submerged by floodwater.
The flood situation in six upazilas-Jakiganj, Bianibazar, Golapganj, Fenchuganj, Osmaninagar and Balaganj-of the district continued to deteriorate on Sunday, worsening the woes of the affected people.
Educational institutions, houses, offices and different establishments went under water by the recent flood, as the Kushira River has been flowing 21 centimeters above its danger level.
Besides, academic activities in some 137 educational institutions of Barlekha upazila in Moulvibazar district and Golapganj upazila of Sylhet district are being seriously hampered due to the flood.
According to the Moulvibazar correspondent, the flood situation in different parts of the district continued to worsen due to heavy rainfall for the last few days and onrush of hill water.
Sources at the Primary and Secondary Education Department said the authorities of different educational institutions could not resume their academic activities although those were opened on Saturday after the Eid vacation.
Academic activities in 87 schools, including 75 government primary schools, remained suspended as floodwater poured into the school buildings following the rise in Hakaluki Haor water.
Shyamal Chandra Singha, headmaster of Paschim Borny High School, said ÒThe floodwater entered the school while roads remain submerged. I managed to attend the school by boat and placed some bricks under its furniture for saving those from water.Ó
Barlekha Upazila Secondary Education officer Samir Kanti Deb said the two examinations which were scheduled to be held on July 6 and July 8 have been rescheduled for July 23 and July 24 respectively.
Meanwhile, the local administrations have opened six shelter centres in Sylhet while seven in Moulvibazar district.A number of medical camps have been opened in the flood-hit areas.
Already One hundred seventy four schools were shut down due to floods in six upazilas of Sylhet district, while over 3300 hectares of Aus paddy land went inundated during the last few days.
The rivers Surma and Kushiyara also swelled at many points while internal road links at places were snapped due to the onrush of hilly floods coupled with excess rains. Kushiyara were flowing above red marks at different points, WDB officials informed.
Sylhet Met office in charge Sayeed Ahmed Chowdhury said over 980 mm rainfall in June this year against the last year’s 657 mm whereas 818 mm is considered normal for Sylhet. Farmers in the region are in much trouble with the floods after the worst calamity hit the region devastating the Boro crops just months ago.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Sylhet Md. Shahidul Islam Chowdhury said the floods, caused by the excess rains in the Meghalaya and Assam had overflowed the Indian river Barak, which enters in the name of Surma and Kushiyara caused the situation. A meeting of the district administration on Sunday afternoon was informed 178 schools, including 162 primary schools had been shut due to the floods.
The affected upazilas in Sylhet are Golapganj, Dakshin Surma, Balaganj, Beanibazar, Fenchuganj, Osmaninagar and Gowainghat upazilas while the affected upazilas in Moulvibazar include, Sadar, Rajnagar, Kulaura, Barlekha and Juri.
