25,000 leave homes as 9 unions flooded in Nilphamari

Photos: Eam Asaduzzaman (Left) Water gushing through the breach in the Teesta embankment at Dalia in Nilphamari and (right) boulders being dumped by the authorities to stop further erosion. The photos were taken on Saturday.

The nine unions are the Nilphamari Sadar, Koimara, Shalmoti, Kochukata, Kutimari, Gulmenda, Goyabari, Ghunagach and Tepa Khoribari.

There was however no rain on Sunday.

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The unions have been inundated as flood water is gushing through a breach in the Teesta embankment at Doani.

The Teesta is in spate as all the 66 gates of Gagaldoba barrage in India have been opened, Sub-divisional Engineer Shahidul Islam of Teesta Barrage told this correspondent.

The Gagaldoba barrage is now releasing six and a half lakh cusec of water, he said. India does not release any water through the barrage in dry season, he said.

He said the flood situation may deteriorate inundating more areas in Rangpur, Nilpmamari, and Lanmonirhat districts as all the Teesta tributaries --Charalkhata, Ichamoti, Deonai, Burikhora and Chikly--have swollen.

The authorities have started dumping boulders to stop further erosion at Doani. The district administration has not given any assistance to the flood victims so far.

Our staff correspondent from Sylhet reported that downpour

inundated Aambarkhana, Barutkhana, Chowhatta, Jallarpar, Hawapara, Kumarpara, Jherjheripara, Jatarpur, Mirabazar, Purba Zindabazar, Tiklagarh, Bharthkhola, Lal Dighir Par, Kalighat and BSCIC industrial estate in the city.

Low lying areas in Beanibazar, Jokiganj, Biswanath, Golapganj, Goainghat, Balaganj, and Fenchuganj have been inundated.