Bangladesh: 1 lakh marooned as India opens floodgates

DHAKA, 11 June 2022, (TON): A sudden rise in the water level of the Teesta River after India opened all 54 floodgates at the Gajoldoba barrage afternoon led to the inundation of 63 villages in chars of five northern districts, affecting over 100,000 people.

Muhammad Amirul Haq Bhuiya, who heads the operations of the Water Development Board “a huge flow of water hit Bangladesh after India opened its floodgates at Gajoldobar barrage at 5:40 pm in the northern region.

The sudden release of water from upstream put the Teesta barrage inside Bangladesh at risk, prompting the Bangladesh authorities to open all 44 floodgates at the barrage.

The Teesta River flowed 50cm below the danger mark at Dalia and 71cm below the danger mark at Kaunia points, showed Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre data available online.

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