Due to the onrush of water from across the frontier, the water level of the river Padma was increasing alarmingly. The week-long, sporadic rainfall added the volume of water to increase in the river. However, the water level of the river is still below from reaching the danger mark.
Water Development Board sources informed if rain and onrush of water continues for the next couple of days, the water level of the river Padma may cross the danger mark near Rajshahi. Moreover, the increased spate of water would pose a threat to Rajshahi city protection embankment to be eroded or washed away.
Enamul Haque, Gauge Reader of district WDB, informed that on July 3, water level of the river near Rajshahi was recorded 10.78 metres while on July 7 it was at 10.28 metre. On uesday noon the water level of the river was recorded at 10.74 metres. The danger mark of water level of Padma river near Rajshahi is 18.50 metre.
According to a report of WDB, during last 15 years, Padma crossed the danger mark for two times only. From 2004 to 2012, the water level of the river Padma did not cross the danger level only on 19 September of 2003 the highest level of water near Rajshahi was recorded 18.85 metre and on 28 August 2016 the highest water level was 18.41 metre and in 2017 the Padma was flowing at 18.46 metre and last year in 2018 water of river Padma was flowing only one centimetre below the danger level during the end of monsoon but the level dropped soon after the rise.
