- Dhaka
- 04 April, 2026
Kurigram Correspondent. Date: 11.04.22.
The farmers of char areas of the River Dharla, Teesta, Dudkumar, Zinzeram, Sonavory and Brahmaputra have cultivated Boro saplings especially in low lying areas are inundated due to rainfall for the last one week in Kurigram. The farmers are frustrated in fear of great loss..
Some farmers are harvesting some half ripen paddy in waist deep water as rain water is not receding. In addition, some maize, jute, onion and water melon fields have gone under rain water..
Kurigram Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) official sources said the farmers used to cultivate advance varieties of Boro in river side areas every year. .
Talking to farmer Sadhu Miah 35of char Araji Kadamtala of the Dharla River side under Panchgachi union of Kurigram Sadar upazila told this correspondent that I have cultivated on my four bighas of land of advance varieties of Boro whose production were very good. I expected that I will be benefitted but those are inundated due to rainfall for the last several days. I am cutting those planted as fodder. Another farmers Abdur Rahman 60 of village Madaikhal under Kaliganj union of Nageswari upazila in the district said I have cultivated on two bighas of land which are also inundated. Now I am in frustrated..
Deputy Director of Kurigram Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) Md. Abdur Rashid said I have visited on the spot. Some 273 hectares of various crop land are inundated due to rainfall for the last several days. Although those have inundated but those will not be damaged..
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