Every year, farmers in the haor wait anxiously for the harvest season. A flash of lightning in the sky or a cover of dark clouds can send waves of panic through them during March and April.

Govt must help those affected by flooding, improve disaster preparedness

Aman farmers are apprehending a huge loss this season if the flood situation does not improve in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram within days

The BWDB must take advice from our river experts in this regard, change their traditional “cordon approach” to rivers and adopt a modern river management approach, if they really want to manage floods in the region.