100m of the Tahirpur-Bishambharpur road is submerged by the waterWater rising again in Sunamganj due to rain, runoffAfter a week’s gap, the water in Sunamganj’s rivers and streams is rising once again amid heavy rain and hill runoff. The Surma River was flowing 3 cm above the danger line at the Sunamganj Point, said Mamun Howlader, executive engineer of the district’s Water Development Board. In the 24 hours to 9am on Monday morning, the district saw 170 mm of rain, Mamun said. “We are worried that this water will quickly move down to Sunamganj and give rise to flood conditions.”The ongoing rain may persist in the area until Jul 6, the executive engineer said. “One hundred metres of the Tahirpur-Bishambharpur road has been flooded as the water rose,” said Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Chowdhury, Sunamganj deputy commissioner.
