NILPHAMARI, July 14, 2023 (BSS) - Water levels of the Teesta River is flowing 
40cm above its danger level at Dalia Point of Teesta Barrage under Dimla 
upazila of the district today.

Executive Engineer of Dalia Water Development Board Md Asfauddin Daula said 
Teesta water is flowing 40 cm above the danger level at 6 am today. 
Therefore, all 44 sluice gates of the Teesta Barrage have been opened to 
control the water flow, he added.

Sources of the Water Development Board said that at six o'clock in the 
morning on Thursday, the water of the river crossed its danger level of 19 cm 
at the Teesta Barrage Point. At six in the evening it increased further to 35 
cm above the danger level and it rose to 37 cm at 9pm last night. 

Due to the influx of water from upstream areas and heavy rains, the water of 
Teesta River crosses the danger level. As a result, more than 3,000 families 
of 15 Char villages of seven unions of Dimla upazila of the district, 
surrounded by the river, have become waterlogged. 

Chairman of Khalishachapani Union Parishad of Dimla upazila Sahiduzzaman 
Sarkar said: "About 1,200 families of Chhotakhta and Baishpukur villages of 
the union become waterlogged while the water rose during the night."

BWDB Dalia Division Executive Engineer also said, "The people on the banks of 
the river have been made aware with the help of the local administration. If 
there is any problem anywhere, Water Development Board is ready to deal with 
it."

Dimla Upazila Nirbahi officer (UNO) Belayet Hossain said: "We are constantly 
monitoring. Local UP chairmen have been asked to prepare a list of 
waterlogged people. Local public representatives are working on making a list 
of actual victims. We have enough relief stock to deal with the situation."