Flood situation deteriorates further
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30/07/2008
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Daily Star (Bangladesh)
As the water of the Padma is swelling continuously, the flood situation of different areas, including Faridpur, Munshiganj, Manikganj, Madaripur, Shariatpur and Dohar and Nawabganj of Dhaka, deteriorated further yesterday.
The situation on the other hand in many other areas has started to improve, as the rivers Brahmaputra and Jamuna have started to fall.
Around 2000 hectares of land of fresh areas in Faridpur inundated yesterday, including four unions of Sadar upazila, two unions of Charvadrason and one in Sadarpur, due to continuous increase of water of the Padma.
Moreover, many fresh areas of Charnasirpur and Diara NariKelbaria unions of Sadarpur upazila have gone under water, Faridpur Water Development Board (FWDB) source said.
According to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), the Brahmaputra-Jamuna has started falling at a lower rate and is expected to continue the trend for the next three to four days while the Ganges sustained going up with a slower rate.
The confluence of both the rivers -- the Padma at Goalanda and Bhagyakul -- is likely to stop rising and hopefully will start falling at a lower rate for the next three to four days, the FFWC bulletin said.
Flood situation in the district of Munshiganj, Manikganj, Faridpur, Madaripur, Shariatpur, Dohar and Nawabganj of Dhaka is likely not to get worse further from tomorrow, the bulletin added.
Water level of Padma have been flowing above 44 centimetres of danger level at Goalondo and 49 cm at Bhagyakul point while Kobadak is flowing above four centimetres of danger level at Jhikargachha point.
A correspondent from Faridpur reports: Flood situation in Faridpur is going to be deteriorated due to gradual increasing of water level in Padma. Water was flowing above 44 cm of danger level at Goalanda point of the Padma which were 39 cm on Monday.