162 cyclone centre prepared
The coastal areas of Satkhira district have been experiencing rainfall since Wednesday morning as Cyclonic storm "Dana" has formed in the Bay of Bengal.
The coastal areas in Shyamnagar upazila including areas adjacent to the Sundarbans’s Gabura, Padmapukur, and Burigoalini are experiencing rain.
Zulfikar Ali Ripon, acting officer of the Satkhira Weather office, said the depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclone on Wednesday and named ‘Dana.’
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Rainfall may increase in the evening, he said.
Shyamnagar Upazila Disaster Management officer Md Shahinul Alam said a total of 162 cyclone shelters, including 102 government shelters, were kept ready.
Besides, adequate dry food were stocked and 2,980 members of the Cyclone Preparedness Program (CPP) including women are on standby, along with other volunteers.
Prince Reza, sub-divisional officer of the Water Development Board in Shyamnagar, said there are approximately 360 kilometers of embankments in the area, with six to seven points being particularly vulnerable.
Meanwhile, Salauddin, Executive Engineer of Satkhira Water Development Board-1, said three kilometers area out of the 380 kilometers of embankments have been identified as extremely vulnerable.
However, he assured that unless there is a major disaster, there is no immediate threat of the embankments collapse.