Govt opens hotline to receive flood info

Publish: 7:01 PM, July 24, 2019 | Update: 7:01 PM, July 24, 2019

Dhaka,  – The Ministry of Water Resources has opened a hotline number (02-9570028) to receive flood-related information.

The ministry has changed the previous telephone number of the control room and extended its services by adding a mobile number to its prevailing facilities, a handout said here today.

The control room was opened on July 12 to monitor and collect data on the overall flood situation across the country.

People are requested to call the new hotline numbers — 02-9540701 (telephone) and 01318234560 (mobile) — to inform any issue related to flood.

The other segment of the previous announcement will remain unchanged. One can avail of flood forecast by pressing 5 after making a call dialing 1090, a toll free number of the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) under Bangladesh Water Development Board.