Angelique Kerber of Germany (left) congratulates Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic after their women’s singles match at the Sydney International tennis tournament in Sydney on Thursday. Kvitova won the match.

Water-saving irrigation method gains ground in Barind tract

BSS, Rajshahi :Water-saving irrigation method has started gaining popularity in the drought-prone Barind area creating high hope of reducing dependence on underground water for irrigation purposes.Anil Saren of Uchadanga village under Godagari Upazia is very much happy over adopting “Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD)”, a water-saving irrigation method, on his paddy farming field.“AWD method helps save water in aquifers amidst decline of underground waterlevel,” said Saren while talking to BSS here on Tuesday.He had to irrigate his paddy field through...

15 Dec 2017, 12:00 am