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Boro paddy submerged in flood water

Chatmohar (Pabna) Correspondent :

As the rivers and bills have risen in the floods, the rivers and bills of rivers and bills are submerged in advance. The farmers have read in extreme anxiety. They are cutting the ripe rice by hitting water.
The crisis has arisen. Thousands of money wages do not match farming workers. The joy of the Eid has become the joy of the farmer due to the sinking of ripe rice.
They are cutting the paddy in the water at night and floating in the water. Locals said flood water was increasing every day.
In the meantime, more than 500 hectares of land has been swept away in the water. At least 5 hectares of land Boro paddy has been affected.
However, Chatmohar Upazila Agriculture Department says 20 hectares of land has been swept away in Chatmohar upazila. 2/3 hectares of land has been destroyed.
Farmers have fallen into extreme danger with the ripe boro paddy of the lower part of the upazila Handial, Nimichara, Bilchallan, Pashar^Danga and Chaikola Union. Bhangra and Tarash upazila ripe boro paddy.
Visiting the Binabari and Handial Union of Nimichara Union, the farmers have been found to cut the ripe boro rice in the water. Agricultural workers do not match with high wages.
As the water is increasing every day, farmers are struggling to raise the paddy house. Farming is not available even with a wage of a thousand rupees.
Besides, the farmers have also had the problem of raising paddy due to rain almost day.
Chatmohar Upazila Agriculture Officer Md. Jasim Uddin said that 20 hectares of boro paddy land has been flooded in this upazila. 2/3 hectares of land was damaged.