Ulipur (Kurigram) Correspondent
The waters of Teesta, Brahmaputra and Dharla rivers continue to rise at Ulipur upazila in Kurigram. About 10,000 people in 8 unions of the upazila have been stranded due to continuous rise in water.
Visiting various flood-affected areas in Hatia Union it was seen that about half a kilometer area of the local flood control dams have been submerged under the flood water.
As a result, flood water has started entering the locality and new areas have been flooded by water. The internal communication system of different chars in the area has been cut off too. According to Kurigram Water Development Board office, on Thursday morning Brahmaputra River was flowing 3 cm below the danger line at Nunkhawa point and 84 cm above the danger line at Chilmari point. Meanwhile, Dharla River was flowing 5 cm above the danger line at Kurigram Sadar point and Teesta River was flowing 60 cm below the danger line at Kurigram point. According to Ulipur Upazila Agriculture Office, 2,750 hectares of planted Aman, 20 hectares of seedbed and 40 hectares of vegetables cropland have been submerged under the flood waters. Out of this year's target of 24,535 hectares about 22,990 hectares have been met so far. The remaining 1,545 hacters of land will be planted with Balam seedlings after the water recede.
Hatia UP Chairman BM Abul Hossain said the flood situation in the area was deteriorating every day. About two and a half thousand people have been trapped by the flood water in this union. These water captives are in dire straits currently.
Subal Chandra Sarkar, Officer-in-Charge of the Rajarhat Meteorological Observatory in the district, said 110 mm of rain was recorded from 6am to 11am on Thursday.
Upazila Project Implementation Officer Sirajuddaullah said 50 metric tonnes of rice and Tk 2 lakh have been allocated so far for helping the water logged people of the area.
