At least 700 families have become homeless in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj districts as they have lost their houses due to erosion caused by spells of heavy rain and continued onrush of water from upstream.
A fresh spell of heavy rain swept Bangladesh over the last three days with another such spell in the making and likely to begin from October 1, said Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
Rajshahi recorded about 200mm of rain over the past three days.
Heavy rain also continued upstream in India over the 24 hours ending at 8:30pm on Friday with up to 340mm of rainfall recorded in Bihar and over 100mm of rainfall over vast landscapes in West Bengal and Sikkim and Gangestic West Bengal.
The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre in a special flood bulletin late last evening warned that the Teesta might cross the danger limits in Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Rangpur, Kurigram and Gaibandha districts over the next 24 hours, flooding low lying areas and the chars in the region. The Teesta might take the next 48 hours to fall below its danger limits. Other major rivers in the north such as the Dharla, Dudhkumar, Karatoa, Upper Atrai and Jamuneswari might also rapidly rise over the next 24 hours but are unlikely to cross their danger levels.
The onrush of water from upstream is likely to continue over the next few days as the Ganges River, which assumed the name Padma in Bangladesh, flowing through the Rajshahi, triggered flooding in scores of places in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal.
The erosion is likely to worsen in the upcoming days, particularly when the Padma River starts receding, according to the officials of the Bangladesh Water Development Board.
At Narayanpur union parishad under Chapainawabganj Sadar Upazila, at least 500 houses and dozens of government and non-government establishments including primary schools, union health complex, and a cyclone shelter were devoured in the Padma River in the past week.
Narayanpur UP chairman Nazir Hossain told 抖阴精品 that 90 percent of the plain land under his union parishad submerged due to the sudden increase in the river water.
鈥楢bout 500 families had to shift their houses to other places while two primary schools, five mosques, one cyclone shelter, one community clinic, and one union health complex were devoured in the river in the past week鈥�, he said.
Nazir Hossain said that they had been passing their days in worry as the Narayanpur UP building, various other government and non-government establishments, and about 1,500 houses were also at risk of erosion.
Meanwhile, at least 265 houses were devoured in the Padma River at Chakrajapur UP in Bagha upazila and Char Asharidaha UP in Godagari upazila in Rajshahi.
Chakrajapur UP chairman Bablu Dewan told 抖阴精品 that over two hundred houses were lost in the river in the erosion that began two weeks ago.
鈥楽even out of eleven villages in my union were affected due to an increase in the river water. Three of the seven villages faced severe erosion while the rest ones submerged鈥�, he added.
Soleman Dewan, a resident of Chowmadia village, said that he lost everything including houses and farmlands due to Padma river erosion and took a piece of land on lease a year ago. 鈥業 rebuilt a house there to stay.鈥�
鈥業 have lost everything I had. Now, I will have to start from the beginning,鈥� he added.
Asraful Islam, chairman of Asariadaha Union Parishad, said that about sixty-five houses were lost in the Padma River while most of the areas in his union submerged.
鈥楨very day, someone鈥檚 houses are being devoured in the river. We do not have any alternative to stay here,鈥� he added.
Asgor Ali of Char Bayarmari village of Ashariadah union, said that he had to shift his house six times in the past five years. 鈥楢ll I had was lost in the river. Now, I am going to shift to another village to take shelter, he added.