Leave of Water Dev Board officials in flood-hit districts cancelled

Authorities cancel leave of WDB officials, employees in flood-hit districts due to the recent floods

Dhaka, Aug 22 - Leave of officials and employees of Bangladesh Water Development Board (WDB) in flood-hit districts have been cancelled due to the recent flash floods.

They have been instructed to perform their duties at their respective workplaces, WDB said in a press release on Wednesday night.

“Water levels of Surma-Kushiyara, Dhalai, Manu, Khowai, Gumti, Muhuri in the east, and Feni and Halda rivers in the southeast of the country have increased rapidly due to heavy rain in upstream areas of the country,” it added.

Besides, a control room has been opened at the WDB to monitor the flood situation, said the release.

It also provided the following numbers in case of any emergency: 01318234962, 01765405576, 01559728158, and 01674356208. Emails can be sent to ffwcbwdb@gmail.com and ffwc05@yahoo.com

Executive Engineer Sarder Uday Raihan (cell: 01552353433) was appointed Focal Point Officer to provide flood-related information, added the press release.-UNB