Major rivers mark rise in the north
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21/06/2008
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New Age (Bangladesh)
All major rivers and their tributaries marked further rises following continuous moderate to heavy rainfalls and onrush of hilly waters from upper catchments in the greater Rangpur area, officials said on Friday. There is no flood situation so far in Kurigram, Rangpur, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari and Gaibandha where the rivers marked rises but were flowing one metre to two metres below their respective danger marks at all points, Water Development Board officials said. Executive engineer of Teesta Barrage Project Atikur Rahman told the news agency Friday afternoon that the water level of the Teesta in the upstream at Gojaldoba Barrage point in India had been continuously rising and it might deteriorate the situation in the downstream.