TE24 Bangladesh Desk:
The flood-impacted individuals of Sylhet and Sunamganj locale have been languishing massively over intense emergencies of food, drinking water and fuel.
Sources said the flood, which was set off in Sylhet locale by surge of sloping water from India, stayed unaltered on Saturday.
North of 2,000,000 individuals have been impacted by the flooding. Many have taken cover after their homes were lowered.
An aggregate of 325 safe house habitats have been opened in the area. Somewhere in the range of 7,000 individuals have taken cover in 95 focuses. As a result of the blaze flood, water supply was cut off for five days in six wards of Sylhet city.
In this way, more than one lakh individuals are confronting an intense emergency of drinkable water. They need to go to better places looking for drinking water.
Different upazilas of Sylhet have proactively been impacted by the flooding. The city has been lowered by the water from the Surma. In this present circumstance, Sylhet City Corporation halted water supply to six wards in anxiety toward polluted water entering the stock line.
The circumstance has been most terrible for the flood casualties as cylinder wells, hold tanks and kitchens have been lowered. They need to race to better places to gather drinking water.
The city organization says water supply to numerous areas has been sliced off to keep the water clean. Notwithstanding, water is being provided to the flood-hit regions through exceptional vehicles.
As indicated by the city organization, a hotline has been opened for any help to the city occupants if there should arise an occurrence of floods.
Aside from Zakiganj, water level has ascended in Bishwanath and Fenchuganj upazilas. Over the most recent two days, somewhere around 15 to 20 towns in these upazilas have been overflowed once again. In other upazilas of the locale, water has diminished in certain spots and expanded in different spots.
Flood casualties said in spite of the fact that floodwater has diminished in certain areas, the sum was extremely low. Accordingly, water has not yet moved from their homes. Their sufferings are very much like previously.
In the mean time, the flood circumstance in 13 upazilas of Sylhet stayed unaltered. Albeit the water of Surma and Kushiyara waterways is as yet streaming over the risk level, the water of Surma waterway has begun diminishing. Be that as it may, because of weighty downpours in Sylhet area from Saturday morning, the floodwater may rise.
As indicated by Bangladesh Water Development Board, water is streaming at 13.62cm at Kanaighat point of Surma waterway and 11.7cm at Surma point. Water is streaming at 16.98 cm over the red imprint at Amalshid point of Kushiyara waterway. Water is streaming at 9.80cm over the risk level at Fenchuganj point of Kushiyara waterway. Moreover, water level has additionally ascended at Sherpur point of Kushiyara stream.
Be that as it may, Zakiganj’s acting Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Pallab Hom Das said there was sufficient alleviation. These help things are being conveyed to the flood casualties. He said the upazila organization had held a crisis meeting around early afternoon to examine the flood circumstance.
“Up until this point, one lakh taka and 36 metric lots of rice and dry food things have been designated in the upazila. Agent Commissioner Md Mojibur Rahman circulated 300 additional bundles of alleviation things as a gift from the Prime Minister yesterday,” he added.
Weighty downpour is occurring across the division. Accordingly, rising waterway water has deteriorated the flood circumstance. The two primary streams of Sylhet, Surma, Kushiyara and different waterways have flooded and overflowed an endless series of regions. Crop fields have sunk, fish in lakes have been washed away.
In the interim, water is entering 17 areas of Sunamganj metropolitan town. No less than 20 streets have been lowered. Nearby individuals are in food emergency as they can’t go to work.
