Army deployed to protect flood-affected power station in Sylhet

Members of Bangladesh Army have been deployed on Tuesday to protect the flood-affected Boroikandi power substation in Sylhet, where around 700,000 people are still stranded amid continuous rain.

General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, the Chief of Army Staff, deployed the troops at the request of the Sylhet City Corporation.

They have been working to ensure uninterrupted power supply from the power sub-station that has been affected by ongoing floods, an ISPR release said on Wednesday.

The electricity supply has been suspended in Sylhet city’s adjoining areas, including Railway Station, Boroikandi, Kamalbazar, Masukganj, Bisik, Lalabazar, Shibbari and Kadamtali central bus terminal as the Boroikandi power substation badly damaged due to the rain water.

Meanwhile, continuous heavy rainfall over the past three days has worsened the flood situation in Sylhet for the second time in just 20 days.

Nearly 700,000 people in the Sylhet metropolitan area and throughout the district are now stranded.

Several houses were destroyed, fishes, cattle, paddy and rice have been washed away. The number of such distressed families is numerous in the district.