Days of continuing rainfall enjoy resulted in excessive waterlogging in the low-mendacity areas of Dumuria and Phultala upazilas in Khulna, flooding 8,250 fish enclosures and 3.15 hectares of cropland, attributable to which farmers are facing huge monetary losses, with damages estimated at Tk 100 crore.
In Dumuria, round 7,500 fish enclosures in the Beel Dakatia set aside aside of living had been fully washed away by the relentless rain, inflicting an estimated loss of Tk Forty five crore, consistent with Abu Bakar Siddique, senior fisheries officer of Dumuria upazila.
The agricultural sector has also been severely affected. Insad Ibne Amin, Dumuria upazila agriculture officer, reported that huge tracts of land in Rangpur, Gutudia, Raghunathpur, and Dhamalia unions had been submerged, devastating vegetable and paddy fields.
Farmers in the set aside aside of living are expected to endure losses of Tk35 crore attributable to the hurt to vegetation, Amin mentioned, adding that tomato fields enjoy also been affected.
Farmers had been urged to drain water from their fields to mitigate extra hurt.
In the intervening time, in Phultala upazila, 750 fish enclosures had been washed away by the heavy rain, resulting in losses amounting to Tk5.5 crore. Selim Sultan, senior fisheries officer of Phultala upazila, mentioned they’ve urged fish farmers to right their enclosures with nets to cease extra hurt.
Razia Sultana, Phultala agriculture officer, reported that 80 hectares of paddy and varied vegetation had been damaged by the rainfall in the set aside aside of living.
Native authorities are already compiling a checklist of affected farmers, and monetary assistance could perchance even be supplied if the government takes steps to contend with the losses, officers mentioned.
Mostafizur Rahman Mostak, a fish farmer from Teligati Mouja in Beel Dakatia, described the devastating impact of the rains on his livelihood. Of the six fish enclosures he manages, four had been washed away, inflicting a loss of Tk 8 crore, Mostak mentioned.
