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Flash flood inundates Boro lands in Kishoreganj

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এপ্রিল ৬, ২০১৭ ৯:৩৫ পূর্বাহ্ণ
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Bidyut Prasad Roy from Kishoreganj: Due to heavy rain in and flash flood from the upstream, around 22 thousand hectares of Boro paddy land in seven upazilas of the district have gone under water.

In some places, water has entered through the damaged embankments. Despite attemps of the local farmers, the water is entering with untamed speed. Locals said, after six to seven years, they have again become victims of the flood and the damage caused by the flood.

Sources at the Department of Agriculture Extensin (DAE) in Kishoreganj, the full-grown Boro pady was to be harvested just after 15 days, but the flash flood has inundated and damaged the paddy in the haor areas of Austagram upazila 10 thousand 881 hactors, Mithamoin upazila 4 thousand 840 hectors, Itna upazila 4 thousand 855 hectors, Karimganj upazila 30 hectores, Nikli upazila 505 hectors, Bajipur upazila 75 hectors & Bhairab upazila 153 hectares fully damaged and 2 thousand 84 hectors half damaged.

In Itna upazila Mander Boiled Rite, Bijoy Boiled Rite & Singar Boiled Rite fully damaged, and so the water has inundated the areas. The farmers claimed that if the Water Development Board (WDB) would take early steps to protect the embankments, the flood would not damage the land to such extent.

Farmer Abdul Karim of Badla under Itna Upazila said, “I cultivated Boro after taking loan but as the flood has damaged the crops, now I am worried about recovering the loan money.” Deputy Director of Kishoreganj DAE Md. Shafiqul Islam said, “Though Boro was cultivated on more lands this season but the flash flood has damaged most of the lands. If there is not further rain, the Boro paddy which was cultivated on high lands would be saved.”

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