Timely step of repairing damaged barrage: 3000 hects of crop land saved in Bhangura

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Bhanguura (Pabna) Correspondent :
At least 3000 hectares of crops land were saved from flooding in Bhangura Upazila under due to timely initiative of Agriculture Extension Department to repair the parts of a damaged barrage rapidly at Puibil .
Md Nurul Islam,Upazila Agriculture Officer said the dam was under threat due to the increase of the water level in Gumani River and cracks have been developed in some places.
Responding the demands of the local farmers, Department of Agriculture took steps to speed up the damaged areas with the assistance of Water Development Board.
It is mentioned that under the dam, the cultivators of Bharunga upazila are known as khammrich and Dilpashar unions three thousand hectares of land has been cultivated by Boro Paddy in this year. The Paddy harvest will start here after 10/12 days. At that time the flood water started to rise and the the dam was submerged and the farmers of the area became alarmed.
Arifuzzaman,UNO said , local people and representatives directly support of the dam repairing work
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