What the experts said about the flood

The flood situation in the south-eastern region is becoming dire due to heavy rains coming down from India and several days of rain. At least more than 42 lakh people are affected by flood in 10 districts. Experts believe that Bangladesh also has some failures in dealing with flash floods.

According to them, the way weather forecasts and warnings are given is not understandable to common people. They feel that if warnings are given more easily, people can prepare in advance.

According to experts, there was information that there could be floods from August 18, but there was no proper explanation. This has not been predicted in a general way. Because of this, people could not take necessary preparations.

Dr. climate and environment researcher. Ainun Nishat said, 'Flood forecast, forecast is another warning or warning. Our forecast is correct, since last 18th (August) that such floods are likely. But there is no such thing as warning, the warning that is there is not made understandable to common people. Similarly, the rain forecast given by the Meteorological Office is also not made understandable to the common people.

Neighboring India is on Orange Alert and Tripura is on Red Alert. Although the forecast for Bangladesh was correct, there was no such thing as a warning. Flood matters need to be explained more to common people.

Dr. Ainun Nishat also said, 'At a point in Gomti, what is the condition of the river water in India, it is coming, using that to give us a warning at the Flood Forecasting Warning Center here. But this is not understood by the common people because the warning is not given in a way that they can understand.'

Meanwhile, the former chairman of the National River Protection Commission called the flood event a natural disaster even though the rains in August are less than July.

Former chairman of the National River Protection Commission. Mujibur Rahman Howladar said, 'The flood that has happened, the talk about it, the dam that has been created in Meghalaya-Tripura is a reality.'

According to the former chairman of the River Protection Commission, Bangladesh also has a failure to deal with floods. Such problems could have been avoided if the necessary excavation work had been done.

Dr. Mujibur Rahman Hawladar also said, 'We could not widen and deepen our navigation, considering the current, climate or more water that will come. In that aspect, we must have an extreme failure.'

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