BSS, Rangpur :
The farmers fear huge losses as their standing crops on over 1.29 lakh hectares of land have been submerged due to water logging and floods this year in five districts under Rangpur Agriculture Region.
The submerged crops include growing fields of Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) on 1,25,903 hectares of land, Aman seedbed on 205 hectares, vegetables on 3,159 hectares, Banana on 83 hectares and ginger on five hectares of land, officials sources said.
The submerged T-Aman crop land area of 1,25,903 hectares constitutes 21.69 percent of total cultivated T-Aman land area of 5,80,567 hectares in Rangpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat and Nilphamari under Rangpur region.
Meanwhile, officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) have been suggesting the affected farmers for taking the necessary steps to overcome the situation after recession of floodwaters from the inundated areas.
According to DAE sources, growing T-Aman on 34,790 hectares of land have now been remaining submerged in Rangpur, 36,285 hectares in Gaibandha, 53,013 hectares in Kurigram, 1,605 hectares in Lalmonirhat and 210 hectares of land in Nilphamari districts.
Besides, T-Aman seedbeds on 205 hectares of land have been remaining submerged under floodwaters in Rangpur, banana crop on 83 hectares of land and ginger on five hectares of land in Gaibandha districts now.
Standing vegetables on 1,695 hectares of land in Rangpur, 295 hectares of land in Gaibandha and 683 hectares of land in Kurigram districts have been remaining submerged now.
The submerged T-Aman crop mostly include rice varieties like ‘Swarna’, BR-11, BINA dhan7, BRRI dhan49, BRRI dhan33 and flood tolerant rice varieties like BRRI dhan51 and BRRI dhan52.
Of the submerged T-Aman crop, flood tolerant rice varieties on 30,162 hectares of land, including BRRI dhan51 on 7,174 hectares and BRRI dhan52 on 22,988 hectares have been remaining submerged in Rangpur, Gaibandha and Kurigram districts.
The DAE officials said damages might be caused to non-flood tolerant ‘Swarna’, BR-11, BINA dhan7, BRRI dhan49, BRRI dhan33 variety submerged T-Aman crops on 1,02,915 hectares of land as those have been remaining submerged for nine days now.
Talking to BSS, Horticulture Specialist of DAE Khondker Md Mesbahul Islam said there would be almost no damages to the submerged flood tolerant variety BRRI dhan51 and BRRI dhan52 variety T-Aman crops as the floodwaters have been receding.
However, the submerged non-flood tolerant variety ‘Swarna’, BR-11, BINA dhan7, BRRI dhan49, BRRI dhan33 submerged T-Aman crops on 1,02,915 hectares would suffer damages as those are remaining submerged for nine days at a stretch now.
“We have started getting reports of crop damages from affected areas with recession of floodwaters and rain-fed logged waters from almost everywhere in the flood-hit five districts under Rangpur Agriculture Region,” Mesbahul added.
BSS from Gaibandha adds: As many as 38,686 hectares of land of the district have been affected due to flood caused by heavy rainfall and onrush of hilly waters from the upstream making the farmers worried about their crops.
Office source said the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) set a target to cultivate T-Aman paddy on 1,19,995 hectares of land this year with the production target of 3,12,146 tonnes of rice.
Later, the target fixed by department was fully achieved for availability of seedlings, fertilizers and other agri inputs and the farmers were so much busy to nurture the crop land to get desired output against the crop.
But, the flood made the growers more worried about the existence of the crops as the transplanted seedlings of Aman paddy remained under flood water for few days, they would be damaged.
Momtaz Ali, a farmer of Samash area under Sreepur union of Sundarganj upazila, said they did not see such the flood after 1988.
Till August 29, some 38,686 hectares of land of all the seven upazilas have been submerged.Of them, 3,215 hectares are in Sadar upazila, 4,487 in Sadullapur upazila, 1,565 in Palashbari upazila, 8,983 in Gobindaganj upazila, 15,425 in Sundarganj upazila, 1,908 in Shaghata upazila and 3,103 in Fulchhari upazila.
Heavy rainfall, on rush of hilly waters and washing away the flood control embankment at different spots are the main reasons for going the crop land under flood water, said Shawkat Osman, additional deputy director of DAE.
Assessment of losses in agri sector of the district caused by the flood could not be ascertained immediately, he also said.
Deputy Director of DAE AKM Ruhul Amin said all the field level agri officials were asked to stand beside the farmers so that they could get suggestions and doings regarding their submerged crops.
The farmers fear huge losses as their standing crops on over 1.29 lakh hectares of land have been submerged due to water logging and floods this year in five districts under Rangpur Agriculture Region.
The submerged crops include growing fields of Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) on 1,25,903 hectares of land, Aman seedbed on 205 hectares, vegetables on 3,159 hectares, Banana on 83 hectares and ginger on five hectares of land, officials sources said.
The submerged T-Aman crop land area of 1,25,903 hectares constitutes 21.69 percent of total cultivated T-Aman land area of 5,80,567 hectares in Rangpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat and Nilphamari under Rangpur region.
Meanwhile, officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) have been suggesting the affected farmers for taking the necessary steps to overcome the situation after recession of floodwaters from the inundated areas.
According to DAE sources, growing T-Aman on 34,790 hectares of land have now been remaining submerged in Rangpur, 36,285 hectares in Gaibandha, 53,013 hectares in Kurigram, 1,605 hectares in Lalmonirhat and 210 hectares of land in Nilphamari districts.
Besides, T-Aman seedbeds on 205 hectares of land have been remaining submerged under floodwaters in Rangpur, banana crop on 83 hectares of land and ginger on five hectares of land in Gaibandha districts now.
Standing vegetables on 1,695 hectares of land in Rangpur, 295 hectares of land in Gaibandha and 683 hectares of land in Kurigram districts have been remaining submerged now.
The submerged T-Aman crop mostly include rice varieties like ‘Swarna’, BR-11, BINA dhan7, BRRI dhan49, BRRI dhan33 and flood tolerant rice varieties like BRRI dhan51 and BRRI dhan52.
Of the submerged T-Aman crop, flood tolerant rice varieties on 30,162 hectares of land, including BRRI dhan51 on 7,174 hectares and BRRI dhan52 on 22,988 hectares have been remaining submerged in Rangpur, Gaibandha and Kurigram districts.
The DAE officials said damages might be caused to non-flood tolerant ‘Swarna’, BR-11, BINA dhan7, BRRI dhan49, BRRI dhan33 variety submerged T-Aman crops on 1,02,915 hectares of land as those have been remaining submerged for nine days now.
Talking to BSS, Horticulture Specialist of DAE Khondker Md Mesbahul Islam said there would be almost no damages to the submerged flood tolerant variety BRRI dhan51 and BRRI dhan52 variety T-Aman crops as the floodwaters have been receding.
However, the submerged non-flood tolerant variety ‘Swarna’, BR-11, BINA dhan7, BRRI dhan49, BRRI dhan33 submerged T-Aman crops on 1,02,915 hectares would suffer damages as those are remaining submerged for nine days at a stretch now.
“We have started getting reports of crop damages from affected areas with recession of floodwaters and rain-fed logged waters from almost everywhere in the flood-hit five districts under Rangpur Agriculture Region,” Mesbahul added.
BSS from Gaibandha adds: As many as 38,686 hectares of land of the district have been affected due to flood caused by heavy rainfall and onrush of hilly waters from the upstream making the farmers worried about their crops.
Office source said the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) set a target to cultivate T-Aman paddy on 1,19,995 hectares of land this year with the production target of 3,12,146 tonnes of rice.
Later, the target fixed by department was fully achieved for availability of seedlings, fertilizers and other agri inputs and the farmers were so much busy to nurture the crop land to get desired output against the crop.
But, the flood made the growers more worried about the existence of the crops as the transplanted seedlings of Aman paddy remained under flood water for few days, they would be damaged.
Momtaz Ali, a farmer of Samash area under Sreepur union of Sundarganj upazila, said they did not see such the flood after 1988.
Till August 29, some 38,686 hectares of land of all the seven upazilas have been submerged.Of them, 3,215 hectares are in Sadar upazila, 4,487 in Sadullapur upazila, 1,565 in Palashbari upazila, 8,983 in Gobindaganj upazila, 15,425 in Sundarganj upazila, 1,908 in Shaghata upazila and 3,103 in Fulchhari upazila.
Heavy rainfall, on rush of hilly waters and washing away the flood control embankment at different spots are the main reasons for going the crop land under flood water, said Shawkat Osman, additional deputy director of DAE.
Assessment of losses in agri sector of the district caused by the flood could not be ascertained immediately, he also said.
Deputy Director of DAE AKM Ruhul Amin said all the field level agri officials were asked to stand beside the farmers so that they could get suggestions and doings regarding their submerged crops.
