The Teesta River is currently experiencing a water level that is 20 cm higher than the danger level, primarily due to the influx of water from upstream areas.

At 6:00 am on Monday (August 14), the water flow at the Dalia point of the Teesta Barrage, the largest irrigation project in the country, measured 52.35 meters, surpassing the normal level of 52.15 meters which is 20cm above the danger level.

As a result, people living in the low-lying areas close to the bank of Teesta River have been marooned due to the swelling water level of Teesta.

Residents near the river bank are passing their days in the panic of erosion due to the increase in the water level of Teesta.

Many croplands, including the seeds of several thousand acres of Aman paddy, have been submerged in Teesta water. Meanwhile, road communication in the char areas has been broken.

Dalia Water Development Board Executive Engineer Asfauddin Daula told Banglanews that as Teesta water is flowing 20cm above the danger level, all 44 gates of the Teesta Barrage have been opened to control the flow of water.

BDST: 0956 HRS, AUG 14, 2023
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