As the rain has subsided, water has started falling in Sylhet for two days. Apart from this, flood situation is improving in Cherrapunji in India as the amount of rain has decreased.

Meanwhile, at three points of Surma and Kushiara rivers in Sylhet, water is flowing over the boundary, but the water at these points has decreased today compared to yesterday.

Deepak Ranjan Das, executive engineer of Water Development Board (PUBO) Sylhet told the media that the impact of the decrease in rainfall in Sylhet and Cherrapunji in India has affected the rivers of Sylhet. The water level has dropped. If such situation continues, the flood situation will improve rapidly.

Deepak Ranjan Das said that the improvement of the flood situation in Sylhet depends a lot on the rains of Cherrapunji in India. Because, the flood situation worsens in Sylhet due to the hill slopes of India. For this, if the rain in Cherrapunji decreases, the flood situation in Sylhet will improve.

There was light rain in Sylhet last night. The Sylhet Meteorological Department said that 7.4 millimeters of rain fell in 24 hours between 6 am yesterday and 6 am today.

According to Paubo sources, the water at Kanighat point of Surma river has decreased by 2 cm as compared to 6 pm yesterday. According to the information at 12 noon today, the water at that point of the river is at 13.45 cm. The water level at Kanighat point of Surma river is 12.75 cm. At the Sylhet point of the river, the width is 10.80 cm. Yesterday evening, the water at that point of the river was standing at 10.85 cm.

However, at 12 noon today, it has decreased to 10.79 cm. On the other hand, the Fenchuganj point of Kushiara River is also flowing over the boundary line. At that point in the river, the latitude is 9.45 cm. At Fenchuganj point of Kushiara river at 12 noon today, water was flowing 8 cm above the danger line. Apart from this, the water of Sari and Dhalai rivers has also decreased at nine this morning compared to yesterday.

Local residents and public representatives said that the flood situation is also improving in different upazilas of Sylhet as the water level of the rivers has decreased. They said that although it rained lightly last night, it did not affect it. No new areas were flooded. The water has started to recede a little. In some areas the water is stagnant.

On the other hand, although it has not rained in Sylhet since morning, the sky is cloudy. The water in those areas of the city which were inundated has receded to some extent. No new water rise in any area.

Sylhet Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Mohammad Mubarak Hossain told the media that 550 shelters are operating in 13 upazilas in the district. Among them, 1 thousand 806 people were staying according to the calculation at 10 am today. Earlier, around five thousand people had taken shelter in these shelters. People have started returning to their homes as the flood situation has improved. He also said that the district administration is on alert regarding the flood situation. Relief assistance continues in the upazilas. Besides, instructions have been given to the upazila administration to keep two boats in each union of each upazila.