Sylhet Bureau :
The recent devastating food has badly affected fish farmers in Habiganj and Moulvibazar districts of Sylhet division, causing a loss of Tk 200 million (20 crore) in the fisheries sector.
The calamity hit the region thrice in recent months, submerging 3,061 ponds on 276 hectares of land and washing away 1,557 tonnes of fish of different species, officials said.
Besides, 101 tonnes of fries were flashed out. The total damage has been estimated at over Tk 200.2 million (20.02 crore) in the districts.
Md Anwar Hossain, deputy director at fisheries, Sylhet divisional office, told this correspondent that on preliminary information, a detailed report had been sent to the head office, mentioning the affected areas in Habiganj and Moulvibazar.
However, Sylhet and Sunamganj districts had no major damage this time.Of the affected areas, 60 ponds were affected in Habiganj district only where 22 tonne matured fish worth Tk 3.2 million (32 lakh) and one million (10 lakh) fries worth Tk 5 million (50 lakh) had washed out from the submerged ponds. The district’s total damage to fisheries has stood at Tk 82 lakh.