Major rivers recede

As rain tapers off, water levels of the major rivers continue to fall, improving the country’s overall flood situation, especially in the north and the east.

After the River Jamuna wreaked havoc on Jamalpur district last week, it is currently flowing 53cm above the danger level (DL), falling from 134cm above the DL recorded on August 13, flood forecasting and warning centre (FFWC) sources said yesterday. According to FFWC reports yesterday morning, the water levels of the Brahmaputra-Jamuna rivers may continue to fall in the next 72 hours.

The water level of the Padma may continue to fall upstream at the Goalundo point in the next 48 hours.

But downstream, at Bhagyakul, in Munshiganj, where the Padma meets the Jamuna and flows as the Meghna to the Bay of Bengal, the water level dropped by 8cm. It was flowing at 48cm above its DL.

Retreating steadily with the reduction

in rain, the Ganges, which becomes the Padma further upstream at Pankha in Chapai Nawabganj and at Rajshahi nearby, was flowing one metre below the DL.

Although the rivers are flowing fast down the Meghna channel, their rate of discharge will slow down with the spring tide on Tuesday, when the first night of the new moon ends its dark phase on Monday, the FFWC sources added.

They said the flood situation would improve further in the next two to three days with the level of the Jamuna continuing to fall and the level of Padma going down slowly.

They would be aided by the receding rains, Abul Kalm Mallick, meteorologist at the Dhaka Met office, said.

The rainfall may increase a little today across the country. After slowing down on Friday and Saturday, the south-westerly monsoon would pick up, as it becomes active over the country from Sunday, causing some scattered to moderate rainfall, Mallick said, quoting his computer projections.

But that would not be too high to cause a resurgence of the retreating major rivers, he added.

Meanwhile, the hill district town of Rangamati recorded only 37mm of rainfall till 6am yesterday, the highest in the country, followed by 22mm in Netrokona and 18mm in Mongla.

Dhaka recorded no rain during this dry period.

 

Major rivers recede

As rain tapers off, water levels of the major rivers continue to fall, improving the countrys overall flood situation, especially in the north and the east. After the River Jamuna wreaked havoc on Jamalpur district last week, it is currently flowing 53cm above the danger level (DL), falling from 134cm above the DL recorded on August 13, flood forecasting and warning centre (FFWC) sources said yesterday. According to FFWC reports yesterday morning, the water levels of the Brahmaputra-Jamuna rivers may continue to fall in the next 72 hours. The water level of the Padma may continue to fall upstream at the Goalundo point in the next 48 hours. But downstream, at Bhagyakul, in Munshiganj, where the Padma meets the Jamuna and flows as the Meghna to the Bay of Bengal, the water level dropped by 8cm. It was flowing at 48cm above its DL. Retreating steadily with the reduction in rain, the Ganges, which becomes the Padma further upstream at Pankha in Chapai Nawabganj and at Rajshahi nearby, was flowing one metre below the DL. Although the rivers are flowing fast down the Meghna channel, their rate of discharge will slow down with the spring tide on Tuesday, when the first night of the new moon ends its dark phase on Monday, the FFWC sources added. They said the flood situation would improve further in the next two to three days with the level of the Jamuna continuing to fall and the level of Padma going down slowly. They would be aided by the receding rains, Abul Kalm Mallick, meteorologist at the Dhaka Met office, said. The rainfall may increase a little today across the country. After slowing down on Friday and Saturday, the south-westerly monsoon would pick up, as it becomes active over the country from Sunday, causing some scattered to moderate rainfall, Mallick said, quoting his computer projections. But that would not be too high to cause a resurgence of the retreating major rivers, he added. Meanwhile, the hill district town of Rangamati recorded only 37mm of rainfall till 6am yesterday, the highest in the country, followed by 22mm in Netrokona and 18mm in Mongla. Dhaka recorded no rain during this dry period.