Water levels of all major rivers in the Sylhet region have kept rising rapidly due to heavy rainfall for a few days, triggering fear of flash floods.
According to the Water Development Board, the water level of the Piain River has increased by 102 centimetres at Jaflong point under Gowainghat upazila and that of the Sarigoain River at Sarighat under Jaintapur upazila in Sylhet has increased by 89 cm in 24 hours ended at 9:00am on Tuesday.
The water levels of the Surma River increased by 37 cm at Sylhet city point and 44 cm at Sunamganj point during the period while the level of the Zadukata River increased by 98 cm at Tahirpur upazila in Sunamganj.
Water levels of the Kusiyara River also increased by 41 cm at Shewla point at Beanibazar upazila in Sylhet and 42 cm at Sherpur point in Moulvibazar, according to the WDB.
While the water level of Dhalai River decreased by 32 cm at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar in the past 24 hours, the WDB said.
Sylhet WDB executive engineer Dipak Ranjan Dash, however, said in the afternoon that recent heavy rains inside the country would not have caused flooding if the onrush of hilly water from the upstream region had not come down heavily.
鈥楢ll major rivers in the region are flowing under the danger marks,鈥� he added.
Sylhet meteorological office recorded 216 millimetre of rainfall at Lalakhal under Jaintapur upazila, 136 millimetre at Jaflong under Gowainghat upazila in Sylhet and 165 millimetre at Sholoshahar in Sunamganj in the past 24 hours ended on Tuesday at 9:00am.
SMO assistant meteorologist Shah Md Sajib Hossain told 抖阴精品 that heavy rainfall might continue in the Sylhet region, according to the weather forecast bulletin for the next 24 hours.
Mamun Parvej, chairman of Pashchim Jaflong union at the Gowainghat upazila, told 抖阴精品 that several low-lying areas of their union were flooded in the morning due to heavy rain and onrush of hilly water.
鈥楾he rainwater, however, went down from the areas at noon immediately after it stopped to rain,鈥� he added.
Sylhet district additional deputy commissioner Md Anowar-Uz-Zaman told 抖阴精品 that instructions were given to the upazila nirbahi officers of all the upazilas to keep boats and other necessary equipment ready in the flood-prone areas.
