Flash Flood in Gaibandha
Boro, other crops on 3,000 acres go under water
About 3,000 acres of land in three upazilas of Gaibandha district have been inundated by flash flood, affecting boro, maize, jute and other crops. Photo shows a submerged maize field in Fulchhari upazila. Photo: STAR
Boro and other crops on thousands of acres have gone under water due to flash flood in shoal areas of four upazilas of the district. Boro, maize, jute and several other crops on 3,000 acres in Sundarganj, Gaibandha Sadar, Saghata and Fulchhari upazilas have been submerged by flash flood. Water level continued to increase in Teesta and Jamuna basin in the last two days, WDB sources said. “We never saw such flash flood in the early Baishakh. This year we could not harvest rabi crops like maize, kawon and cheena in low-lying char areas”, said Sadek Ali, a farmer of Belka in Sundarganj upazila. “Last week Teesta riverbed was almost dry but suddenly its water has gone above five feet”, he added. 'My three-bigha maize field have gone under water. Boro crops of many others have also been submerged,” said Kobbad Ali of village Kapasia of the same upazila. The flash flood in Jmuna basin has also intensified erosion in different areas. The worst-hit areas are Chinerpotol and Chalkpara where huge cropland and dwelling huts have already been devoured by the river, said Hasmatullah, a farmer of Chalkpara in Saghata upazila. Many of the marginal farmers will be ruined as they are going to lose all their crops along Jamuna basin, said Akbar Hossain, chairman of Kanchipara union in Fulchhari upazila. Meanwhile, people of Tarapur union alleged that the damaged portion of Brahmaputra flood control embankment is being reconstructed in a poor way. “They are only using sand which may be washed away again in the rainy season,” said a local. According to the WDB sources, over five-kilometer stretch of Brahmaputra flood control embankment in Tarapur union washed away in 1998 due to surging floodwater. Due to this vast areas of Tarapur, Dahabandh and adjacent areas go under floodwater every year. Last year Tk 2.5 cr were allocated for the reconstruction of 4.3-kilometer stretch of the embankment along Latshalar char, Khorda, Rahamater char and Kismat Shawler char.
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