Erratic Power Supply
Motors of 130 Barind deep tubewells go out of order
Motors of around 130 deep tubewells of Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) have burned up recently allegedly due to erratic power supply.
Jahangir Alam, superintending engineer of BMDA-2, confirmed the matter saying new motors have been installed instantly so that irrigation is not hampered in Thakurgaon, Panchagarh and Dinajpur districts under BMDA.
There are 2,931 deep tubewells of the organisation in three districts. Of those, 1,230 are in Thakurgaon, he said.
Shahidur Rahman, executive engineer of BMDA-2, said Thakurgaon district needs 50-60 megawatt of power. However, it gets half of the demand now.
He said due to frequent power outages and low voltage it becomes difficult to run the deep tubewells. He, however, said that power supply sometimes remain steady.
Belayet Hossain, deputy director of the Department of Agriculture Extension, said some 40,000 shallow tubewells and irrigation pumps are also being operated in the district.
He said at least 67,554 hectares of land would be brought under Boro cultivation during the current season in the district with a production target of 261,716 tonnes of paddy.
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