GAIBANDHA, July 18 (BSS): The overall flood situation in char areas and the Brahmaputra river basin in four upazilas of the district improved significantly as the water level in the river marked fall on on Tuesday.
The officials of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) said the water level of the Brahmaputra river fell by 24 cm in 24 hours and the river was flowing 19 cm below its danger level at the Phulchharighat point of the district.
Mahbubur Rahman, executive engineer of BWDB expected that with the continuous fall of the water level of the Brahmaputra river, the flood situation would improve further in the district and the life of the people would come to normalcy within a very short time.
To alleviate the sufferings of the flood-affected people, particularly the poor and the distressed, the relief distribution activities were intensified at Sundarganj, Sadar, Phulchhari and Shaghata upazila, said district relief and rehabilitation officer AKM Idris Ali
The relief distribution programme and other monitoring and coordination work were continuing in the upazilas of the district under the direct supervision of deputy commissioner (DC) Goutam Chandra Pal, said additional deputy commissioner (General) Muhammad Mizanur Rahman.
Talking to the news agency, Goutam Chandra Pal said the government stood beside the flood-affected people of the district with sufficient relief materials and cash that were being distributed through district and upazila administrations properly. [Read More]

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Source: The Financial Express