16 gates of Kaptai Dam opened

The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) started to release water through 16 spillways of the Kaptai Dam in Rangamati at around 8:30am on Sunday. 

BPDB had decided to release the water at 10:00pm on Saturday but later informed that the water would be released on Sunday morning. 

According to an urgent message sent to the media yesterday, the water level of Kaptai Lake was recorded at 107.66 feet at 3:00pm. To manage the rising water and prevent flooding in both upstream and downstream areas, all 16 spillways will be opened to a height of six inches. This move is expected to release 9,000 cubic feet of water per second (CFS).