With the arrival of Bhadra, less rain likely

After unleashing havoc downstream, the Brahmaputra, swollen by the floodwaters of Assam in India, has started to fall. The river enters Bangladesh at Bahadurabad in Jamalpur and takes the name of Jamuna. It fell by 1 cm yesterday (Wednesday), but was still flowing 134cm above its danger level (DL). The Jamuna is set to become steady in the next 24 hours. The Brahmaputra also fell by a cm at Noonkhawa, its entry point at Kurigram, flowing only 3 cm above its DL.

Both the Ganges-Padma and the Jamuna may rise for another two to three days, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) said. The Padma was flowing 83cm above its DL downstream at Goalundo yesterday afternoon.

The situation may eventually start improving from August 23 after the high tide in the Bay of Bengal during Amabashya, or the dark phase of the moon, a day before.

The high tide may slow the rate of discharge of the joint flows of the Padma and the Jamuna down the Meghna into the Bay, Sazzad Hossain, executive engineer of the FFWC, told The Independent yesterday. He also pinned his forecast on the expected slowing down of rain, both upstream and in Bangladesh, following the beginning of the month of Bhadra yesterday, taking the weather into autumn after the end of Sraban, the Bangla month of heavy rain.

The Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours, beginning at 6pm yesterday, said light to moderately heavy rain is likely at many places in Khulna, Barisal and Chittagong divisions, and at a few  places in Dhaka, Sylhet, Mymensingh, Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions.

 

With the arrival of Bhadra, less rain likely

After unleashing havoc downstream, the Brahmaputra, swollen by the floodwaters of Assam in India, has started to fall. The river enters Bangladesh at Bahadurabad in Jamalpur and takes the name of Jamuna. It fell by 1 cm yesterday (Wednesday), but was still flowing 134cm above its danger level (DL). The Jamuna is set to become steady in the next 24 hours. The Brahmaputra also fell by a cm at Noonkhawa, its entry point at Kurigram, flowing only 3 cm above its DL. Both the Ganges-Padma and the Jamuna may rise for another two to three days, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) said. The Padma was flowing 83cm above its DL downstream at Goalundo yesterday afternoon. The situation may eventually start improving from August 23 after the high tide in the Bay of Bengal during Amabashya, or the dark phase of the moon, a day before. The high tide may slow the rate of discharge of the joint flows of the Padma and the Jamuna down the Meghna into the Bay, Sazzad Hossain, executive engineer of the FFWC, told The Independent yesterday. He also pinned his forecast on the expected slowing down of rain, both upstream and in Bangladesh, following the beginning of the month of Bhadra yesterday, taking the weather into autumn after the end of Sraban, the Bangla month of heavy rain. The Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours, beginning at 6pm yesterday, said light to moderately heavy rain is likely at many places in Khulna, Barisal and Chittagong divisions, and at a few places in Dhaka, Sylhet, Mymensingh, Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions.