UNB, Khulna :
Days of continuous rainfall have led to severe waterlogging in the low-lying areas of Dumuria and Phultala upazilas in Khulna, flooding 8,250 fish enclosures and 3.15 hectares of cropland.
Farmers are facing huge financial losses, with damages estimated at Tk 100 crore. In Dumuria, around 7,500 fish enclosures in the Beel Dakatia area have been completely washed away by the relentless rain, causing an estimated loss of Tk 45 crore, according to Abu Bakar Siddique, Senior Fisheries Officer of Dumuria upazila.
The agricultural sector has also been severely affected. Insad Ibne Amin, Dumuria Upazila Agriculture Officer, reported that vast tracts of land in Rangpur, Gutudia, Raghunathpur, and Dhamalia unions have been submerged, devastating vegetable and paddy fields.
Farmers in the area are expected to suffer losses of Tk 35 crore due to the damage to crops, Amin said, adding that tomato fields have also been affected.