Khairul Alam: The water in the rivers of Kurigram continues to rise due to the hill slopes coming down from upstream.
While the water in the Brahmaputra River has increased again, the water in Teesta, Dudhkumar, and Dharla has decreased slightly. Even though the water recedes, the Dharla is flowing very close to the flood line.
The water of the Teesta River has been flowing over the boundary line for the last six days. Due to this, the crops of about six thousand hectares of the district have been destroyed.
As a result of rising water, there is a shortage of clean water in the grazing areas of the district. The communication system has collapsed due to the subsidence of rural unpaved roads.
Many are traveling by boat to their destination. There is an acute shortage of fodder due to the loss of grazing land.
There are hundreds of bighas of land under the Aman field with various vegetables. About 5 thousand families in these areas have become waterlogged.
According to the information provided by the Kurigram Water Development Board around 3 pm on Thursday (August 31), in the last 24 hours, the water in the Brahmaputra River has increased by 19 cm above the limit at Noonkhawa point, 7 cm above the limit at Chilmari point, 29 cm above the limit at the Dharla river bridge point, 29 cm above the limit at Dudhkumar Pateshwari point. 57 cm below the low tide line.
Meanwhile, Teesta water is receding at Kaunia Point and flowing 1 cm above the boundary line.