Flood in Sylhet causes loss of Tk 9.71 billion

FE Team
| Published: June 30, 2024 21:48:43

OUR CORRESPONDENT
SYLHET, June 30: Flood triggered by incessant rainfall in the region has caused losses of Taka 9.71 billion in various sectors.
However, hundreds of residential homes in low-lying areas were flooded due to heavy rainfall.
However, the authorities have announced that the Sylhet region will experience three days of heavy rainfall and a sudden inflow of water from the upper reaches of the river, from the mountainous region.
Meanwhile, government authorities, including Sylhet City Corporation (SCC), roads and highways department, fisheries and agriculture sector, have estimated the damage at around Taka 9.71 billion in Sylhet district alone.
When contacted, Khoyer Uddin Molla, deputy director of the Sylhet Agricultural Development Department, said a total of 167,343 farmers from 13 upazilas were seriously affected as seedbeds, vegetables and Aman sowing on an area of ​​22,549 hectares of land were damaged.
Financial losses in the agricultural sector are estimated to be over Tk 4.18 billion.
About 250 km of roads in urban areas were flooded for days, with damage estimated at Tk 3 billion, the official said.
Sylhet LGED Executive Engineer, Md. Faruque Hossain, said the damage was estimated at Tk 1.19 billion as 180 km roads in 13 upazilas were badly affected by floods.
Communication in rural areas was interrupted due to prolonged flooding.
R&H Executive Engineer Md Amir Hossain told this correspondent that around Taka 2 billion is needed for the reconstruction of these roads.
The fisheries department reported a loss of Tk 292.9 million as floods in the district destroyed fish from 15,074 ponds, fish farms and other water bodies.
Damage to structures such as ponds, locks and other structures is estimated at 1.76 million taka, which will translate into a total loss to the fishing sector of 310.5 million taka.
Sylhet WDB executive engineer Dipok Ranjan Das told this correspondent that the floods had caused damage to at least 80 points on the Surma and Kushiyara dykes due to strong current.
“We need Tk 200 million to rectify the violations,” he added. However, many low-lying areas continue to be flooded by upazilas due to slow water recession.
However, after the final assessment, the scale of the damage could be greater, officials said.
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