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Pakistani PM Shahbaz Sharif wrote a letter to Mohammad Yunus, Chief Advisor of the interim government of Bangladesh.
The most devastating flood in 30 years has hit the eastern region of Bangladesh. About 48 lakh people in 12 districts have been affected by this. So far 15 people have died. Thousands of houses have been submerged in the flood, due to which many families have had to take shelter in other areas.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has expressed concern over the floods in Bangladesh and offered help. The Pakistani PM wrote a letter to Bangladesh’s interim government’s Chief Advisor Mohammad Yunus on Friday.
“Pakistan stands bravely with the flood-affected people who have lost their loved ones, homes and jobs. We are ready to provide any kind of assistance to Bangladesh,” Sharif wrote in the letter.
See the flood in Bangladesh in 5 pictures…
Due to the continuous rain, people’s houses have been submerged. They are moving to safer places to save themselves.
Feni district in Bangladesh is the worst affected by the floods. Here a woman and child are passing on a boat made from the trunk of a banana tree.
The Flood Forecasting and Warning Center has said that if rains continue, the water level may rise further in the next 24 hours, which may further aggravate the problem.
Many houses have been submerged in floods in Cumilla district of Bangladesh.
The situation worsened due to floods and rains in Bangladesh.
India accused of releasing water without warning
Earlier, some leaders of the interim government, including Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), had also blamed India for this flood. Nahid Islam, the leader of the students who ousted Sheikh Hasina from power, alleged that India released water without warning. Now Nahid is an advisor in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of Bangladesh.
BNP party’s joint general secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged that India deliberately opened the gate of Dumbur dam built on Gomti river in Tripura, which caused such a severe flood. He said that India does not care about the people of Bangladesh.
Nahid Islam is an information advisor in the interim government. He played a major role in the student movement against the Hasina government.
Anti-India wave on social media too
Propaganda is also being spread on a large scale against India on social media. Old videos of the dam are being shared claiming that India has flooded Bangladesh by releasing water. Many such posts are viral claiming that India deliberately released water in Bangladesh because it is angry with the removal of Sheikh Hasina.
India said – floods occurred due to excessive rain
After this, the Indian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Thursday saying that India is not responsible for the floods in Bangladesh. The Foreign Ministry said, “There is a rumor in Bangladesh that the reason for the flood is the opening of the gate of the Dumbur Dam in Tripura. This is not true.”
The ministry said that the area around the Gomti river flowing through India and Bangladesh has received the highest rainfall this year. This has caused problems on both sides. Flooding in the rivers between the two countries is a common problem, which the people of both countries have to deal with. Cooperation of both countries is needed to deal with this.
The ministry also said that Dumbur Dam is more than 120 km away from the Bangladesh border. It is a low-height dam (about 30 metres), which generates electricity and the power goes into the grid. Bangladesh also gets 40 MW of electricity from Tripura.
This is the Dumbur Dam in Amarpur of Gomati district in Tripura. India is being accused of opening the gate of this dam. (File photo)
Tripura received so much rain after 31 years
According to BBC, Tripura has received 151% more rain than normal in the month of August due to floods. It has been raining continuously for four days. More than 17 lakh people have been affected by the floods caused by this.
According to Tripura minister Ratan Lal Nath, Gomati district has received 656.6 mm of rain this month. This is 234% more than the normal rainfall. In 1993, the highest rainfall of 247 mm was recorded in a single day on 21 August. This year, on 20 August, 375.8 mm of rain fell in a single day. The record of 31 years was broken.
Minister Nath said that whatever is being written and said on the issue of opening the gates of Dumbur Dam is a rumour. This dam has been designed in such a way that when the water exceeds a certain limit, it starts flowing out on its own. No gate of the dam has been opened.
India said- We are not responsible for floods in Bangladesh: Yunus Sarkar’s allegation- Water was released from the dam without warning; 36 lakh people affected
The Indian Foreign Ministry has issued a statement saying that India is not responsible for the floods in Bangladesh. The Foreign Ministry said, “There is a rumor in Bangladesh that the floods are caused by the opening of the gates of the Dumbur Dam in Tripura. This is not true.”
The ministry said that the area around the Gomti river flowing through India and Bangladesh has received the highest rainfall this year. This has caused problems on both sides. Flooding in the rivers between the two countries is a common problem, which the people of both countries have to deal with. Read full news here…
