Water levels of 69 rivers fall, 20 rise

Water levels at 69 river stations monitored by the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) have been marked fall while 20 stations recorded rise. 

Among the 90 monitored water level stations, one river station was recorded steady while 22 river stations were registered flowing above danger level, a bulletin issued by the FFWC said here yesterday. 

The Jamuna at Kazipur, Sirajganj and Aricha, the Gur at Singra, the Atrai at Baghabari, the Dhaleswari at Elasin, the Lakhya at Lakhpur and Narayanganj, the Kaliganga at Taraghat, the Mohananda and Chapainawabganj, he Little Jamuna at Naogaon, the Padma at Goalundo, Bhagyakul and Sureswar, the Kushiyara at Sheola, Amalshid, Sheola and Sherpur-Sylhet, the old Surma at Derai, the Kangsha at Jariajanjail and the Titas at Brahmanbaria are flowing above danger level by 8cm, 29cm, 6cm, 92cm, 79cm, 51cm, 52cm, 91cm, 14cm, 60cm, 62cm, 60cm, 7cm, 4cm, 43cm, 9cm, 42cm, 9cm, 27cm, 16cm, 15cm, 45cm, and 50cm respectively.

The Brahmaputra-Jamuna, the Ganges-Padma and Surma are in falling trend while the Kushiyara is in rising trend.

Source: bss