Army personnel have been deployed to protect the flood affected Baraikandi Power Sub-Station in South Surma of Sylhet city.
They have been working to ensure uninterrupted power supply from the power sub-station that has been affected by ongoing floods, an ISPR release on Wednesday.
In response to the request of Sylhet City Corporation, Army Chief Gen SM Shafiuddin Ahmed directed to deploy the army personnel under In Aid to Civil Power, the ISPR added.
Baraikandi Power Sub-Station supplies electricity to Sylhet Railway Station, Baraikandi, Kamal Bazar, Masukganj, BSCIC, Lalbazar, Shibbari and Kadamtoli and Sylhet central bus terminal.
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, fish, cattle, paddy and rice have been washed away. The number of such distressed families is numerous in the district.
