Teesta water flowing above danger level, 44 gates opened

The water of Teesta River is flowing 10 cm above the danger level due to the incessant rain and hill slopes coming down from upstream areas.

The water of Teesta River is flowing 10 cm above the danger level due to the incessant rain and hill slopes coming down from upstream areas.
At 6:00 am on Saturday (August 26), the water flow at the Dalia point of the Teesta Barrage, the largest irrigation project in the country, measured 52.25 cm, surpassing the normal level of 52.15 cm.
As a result, people living in the low-lying areas close to the bank of Teesta River have been marooned due to the swelling water level of Teesta and their sufferings mounted as the water entered houses.
Residents near the river bank are passing their days in the panic of erosion due to the increase in the water level of Teesta.
Many croplands, including the seeds of several thousand acres of Aman paddy, have been submerged in Teesta water. Meanwhile, road communication in the char areas has been broken.
Dalia Water Development Board Executive Engineer Asfauddin Daula said Teesta water is flowing 10 cm above the danger level. Therefore, all 44 gates of the Teesta Barrage have been opened to control the flow of water.
Deputy Commissioner of Lalmonirhat district Mohammad Ullah said: “All Upazila Nirbahi Officers of the district have been instructed to prepare a list of the families stuck in water. Local representatives have also been asked to enquire about those families.”