Heavy rains likely in next 24 hrs

Rains are likely to lash Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet, with heavy to very heavy intensity at places, during the next 24 hours, the Met office said yesterday. The rainfall began at 11am yesterday.

This is being caused by an active monsoon over the country, the intensity of which may increase from time to time from today (Friday) onwards. This may continue till Wednesday with gaps, said Abul Kalam Mallick, a meteorologist at the Dhaka Met office.

Residents of Savar and parts of Mirpur experienced heavy rains yesterday afternoon.

The rains coincide with the last days of Shrabon (the Bengali month of rains).

The Indian Meteorological Department has also forecast rains for the north-eastern Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya and Manipur as well as the eastern state of Bihar during the same period.

The north-western states of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand will also get rains as the axis of the monsoon runs down from Punjab, Haryana, UP, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam across central Bangladesh, with one of its associated troughs stretching to the North Bay of Bengal, the Met office said.

The rains over the Assam valley may cause the Brahmaputra—which is already in spate—to swell.

Similarly, the Surma and Kushiyara in the Barak valley are already in spate, and were flowing a little above their respective danger levels at Sylhet till early yesterday.

However, they started sliding down later yesterday. Only the Surma will continue rising, while the Kushiyara may slide down in the next 24 hours, said Sazzad Hossain, executive engineer of the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC).

Meanwhile, the Brahmaputra, that becomes the Jamuna in northern Bangladesh, was steadily rising. This was also the case for the Ganges-Padma river system, which is under pressure from the rains upstream.

But they have not yet reached flood levels, as they are flowing below their respective danger levels, though the Ganges normally spills over its banks in mid-August under pressure of water from Bihar and north-west India, Hossain pointed out.

 

Heavy rains likely in next 24 hrs

Rains are likely to lash Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet, with heavy to very heavy intensity at places, during the next 24 hours, the Met office said yesterday. The rainfall began at 11am yesterday. This is being caused by an active monsoon over the country, the intensity of which may increase from time to time from today (Friday) onwards. This may continue till Wednesday with gaps, said Abul Kalam Mallick, a meteorologist at the Dhaka Met office. Residents of Savar and parts of Mirpur experienced heavy rains yesterday afternoon. The rains coincide with the last days of Shrabon (the Bengali month of rains). The Indian Meteorological Department has also forecast rains for the north-eastern Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya and Manipur as well as the eastern state of Bihar during the same period. The north-western states of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand will also get rains as the axis of the monsoon runs down from Punjab, Haryana, UP, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam across central Bangladesh, with one of its associated troughs stretching to the North Bay of Bengal, the Met office said. The rains over the Assam valley may cause the Brahmaputrawhich is already in spateto swell. Similarly, the Surma and Kushiyara in the Barak valley are already in spate, and were flowing a little above their respective danger levels at Sylhet till early yesterday. However, they started sliding down later yesterday. Only the Surma will continue rising, while the Kushiyara may slide down in the next 24 hours, said Sazzad Hossain, executive engineer of the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC). Meanwhile, the Brahmaputra, that becomes the Jamuna in northern Bangladesh, was steadily rising. This was also the case for the Ganges-Padma river system, which is under pressure from the rains upstream. But they have not yet reached flood levels, as they are flowing below their respective danger levels, though the Ganges normally spills over its banks in mid-August under pressure of water from Bihar and north-west India, Hossain pointed out.