There is no alternative to irrigation to stop fruits from dropping, but water is scarce in the hilly region
Rains may ease by Friday, landslides feared
The heavy rains washing Bangladesh in the second month of the rainy season in Bangla calendar, may ease by Friday, according to a weather expert.
Published : 26 July 2017, 12:53 PM
Updated : 26 July 2017, 12:53 PM
Heavy downpours were likely to continue until Thursday due to monsoon, meteorologist Abdur Rahman Khan told bdnews24.com on Wednesday.
“The trend may ease Friday afternoon.”
The meteorologist also expressed concern that the rains may trigger landslides in the hilly areas of Chittagong and Sylhet divisions.
From 6am to 12pm on Wednesday, the Met Office recorded 57 millimetres of rainfall in Dhaka.
The Met Office has lifted the warning signal 3 on maritime ports after three days as the squally weather has improved.
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