Floodwaters have submerged over 15,000 hectares of croplands in Kurigram

Flood woes are a constant phenomenon in northern region of the country. The borderding division has been hit hard the constant monsoon floods. 

Till Monday morning (August 30), soaring water levels have inundated about 15,520 hectares of cropland in Kurigram district.

In the last 24 hours, water level has increased by 10 cm in Dharla River and by 5 cm in the Brahmaputra River.

On Monday morning water levels in the Dharla River have risen above the danger level to 34 cm and by 23 cm in the Brahmaputra River’s Chilmari Point, Kurigram Water Development Board Executive Engineer Md Ariful Islam told the media.

On the other hand, increased water-levels have reduced soil erosion. The low-lying areas and sandbars of the district have gone underwater.

Meanwhile, 15,520 hectares of croplands are waterlogged so far, causing cattle-food crisis.

Floodwaters have destroyed the Aman crop and vegetables planted in the low-lying areas, said Manjurul Haque, deputy director of the district Agricultural Extension Department,

Rising water-levels have also caused severe problems in Hatia Union’s Ulipur upazila as floodwaters have inundated more than 400 houses, according to the Union Chairman BM Abul Hossain.