Sylhet, July 25 (V7N) – Water levels in the Surma and Kushiyara rivers have risen in Sylhet as floodwaters from India's Assam state continue to flow downstream, with sections of both rivers reaching or exceeding the danger level.
Despite the increase, the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) has assured residents that there is currently no risk of flooding, as no heavy rainfall is forecast for Sylhet or the neighbouring Indian states of Assam and Meghalaya in the coming days.
According to the BWDB's Sylhet office, as of 6:00 p.m. on Thursday (July 23), the Surma River at the Kanaighat monitoring station was flowing 1 centimetre above the danger level. At the Sylhet station, the river rose 9 centimetres over the previous 24 hours, but remained below the danger level.
Meanwhile, the Kushiyara River was flowing at the danger level at the Amalshid station and 39 centimetres above the danger level at the Fenchuganj station. However, water levels at the Sheola and Sherpur stations remained below the danger threshold.
Water levels also increased slightly in the Sarigowain, Piyain, Lova and Dhalai rivers, although all remained below their respective danger levels.
Deepak Ranjan Das, Executive Engineer of the BWDB's Sylhet office, said the rise in river levels was caused by receding floodwaters from Assam.
"Floodwaters in Assam are now moving downstream, resulting in higher water levels in the Surma and Kushiyara rivers," he said. "However, there is currently no forecast of heavy rainfall in Sylhet or in the Indian states of Assam and Meghalaya. Therefore, we do not anticipate any flooding in the Sylhet region."
The BWDB said river levels may rise slightly further, but the current hydrological outlook does not indicate conditions likely to trigger flooding.
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