Chuadanga Correspondent:
Under the influence of low pressure created in the Bay of Bengal, due to three consecutive days of rain in various upazilas of Chuadanga district, the seedlings of Aman paddy have fallen to the ground. Aman paddy farmers are fearing huge losses due to half-ripe paddy falling on the ground before harvesting.
The farmers were waiting to harvest the ripe paddy from the field within 2-3 weeks. But at the end of Kartik, the ripe paddy lies in the field due to untimely rains. Due to heavy rains, water has accumulated for rice and corn vegetables. As a result, the rice and corn vegetables in the field have been destroyed.
Today Saturday (November 01) went to the field of Aman of some Unions of Damurhuda and Jibannagar Upazila of Chuuadanga district, it was seen that the yellow paddy fields are mixed with the ground due to rain water. Farmers are in fear of loss of yield and quality as paddy of bigha land is lying down after bigha.
Hasan Ali Hossain Ali of Kanaidanga area of Damurhuda Upazila has cultivated Aman on 2 acres of land. He was supposed to harvest paddy after 15 days. He said with disappointment, “I cultivated with a lot of difficulty. And when it was time to harvest, the rain poured down on the ripe rice. Water accumulates in the land, the rice is getting wet, the yield can be reduced to half.
According to local sources, three days of continuous and moderate rain has caused a lot of damage to crops. Water accumulates at the base of the tree and the tree is dying. This has affected corn and vegetable farmers. Along with paddy, various vegetables are being destroyed due to untimely rains. Farmers were hoping for a good harvest this time. But that hope turned to dust. They are also in danger of growing vegetables.
Deputy Director of Chuadanga Agricultural Extension Department Md. Masudur Rahman Sarkar said that the exact amount of damage is being assessed and we are providing necessary support to the farmers.
He also said, ‘We advise the farmers to tie up the paddy that has fallen. It will reduce the damage to some extent. In the current season, Aman has been cultivated in a total of 36 thousand 784 hectares.