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2000 India–Bangladesh floods
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Natural disaster in India and Bangladesh
July 2018
2000 West Bengal-Bangladesh floods West Bengal, India Khulna, Bangladesh 150 + Total: 13 districts India: 4 Bangladesh: 9
2000 India–Bangladesh floods (bn ২০০০ সালের ভারত-বাংলাদেশ বন্যা), also known as the flood of 2000গাইঘাটা এখনও জলমগ্ন, দুই নদী সংস্কারের দাবি দুর্গতদের https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/24-parganas/flood-like-situation-at-gaighata-1.190199#goog_rewarded 19 January 2025 Aanadabazar Patrika ABP 10 August 2015 bn ২০০০ সালের বন্যার পর দু’বার ইছামতী সংস্কার হয়।....২০০০ সালের বন্যার পর থেকেই নদীর নাবত্য কমতে থাকে। After the flood of 2000, the Ichamati was restored twice. ...Since the flood of 2000, the Navigability of the river has been decreasing. occurred in the districts of West Bengal, India and the India-Bangladesh border districts of Khulna Division in 2000. bn:বাংলাদেশে প্রাকৃতিক দুর্যোগের ইতিহাস http://www.risingbd.com/environment-news/5202 Risingbd.com bn 11 June 2017 In the sudden flood, people left their houses and took shelter in refuge camps.West Bengal floods situation report 27 sep 2000 http://reliefweb.int/report/india/west-bengal-floods-situation-report-27-sep-2000 ReliefWebAnnual Flood Report 2023 https://www.wbiwd.gov.in/uploads/anual_flood_report/Annual-Flood-Report-2023.pdf www.wbiwd.gov.in 28 December 2024 In 2000 flood, a very unusual situation arose where the Bhagirathi transferred a large volume of its floodwater to this basin area by breaching its embankments at several places. The British Broadcasting Corporation reported that the flood was worst in the area in over 50 years and affected four million people.BBC News SOUTH ASIA Bangladesh 'does not need aid' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/959646.stm 2026-06-30 news.bbc.co.uk
Cause of flood
July 2018 section
Heavy rains took place during the monsoon season of 2000. This resulted in excess water accumulated in the Farakka Barrage built on the Ganges. This led the barrage authority to open the lockgate barrage in late August. As a result, the submersibleJuly 2018 water came running through the river Padma and the water entered the Jalangi River. This is why water was carried with water to reach the rivers of Nadia. After this, the Jangari dam broke down by flooding on Nadia. The flooding waters of running Ichamati River and flooding the North 24 Pargana district in West Bengal and Khulna Division in Bangladesh. Apart from this, water from Padma was flooded with many districts of Khulna division and two districts of Barisal division. The flooding was more dangerous due to sediments in the Ichamati River, Kobadak River, Bhairab River, Rupsa River, Choita River and Jamuna River in this area. This flood lasted for about one month.
Relief camp
July 2018 section
People kept coming home and moved to the nearest safe place. The relief camp was opened for the poorly managed people in Bongaon, Gaighata, Ranaghat, Krishnanagar. In India and Bangladesh, the number of such relief workers was more than thousands. Relief camps were opened at government institutions and schools to supply of food and drinking water to the flood affected people. Apart from the various volunteer organizations like Ramkrishna Mission and Math, various local clubs ran away with relief to the flood victims.July 2018
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