Tk 17.44 cr fish washed away in Satkhira

However, unofficially the loss was over Tk 35 crore. According to sources in the District Fisheries Department, floodwaters washed away fish from over 1,747 shrimp farms and 9,413 ponds causing loss worth Tk 17.44 crore. The worst affected upazilas are Kalaroa, Tala, Sadar and Assassuni where 1,568 shrimp farms and 7,815 ponds were completely damaged causing financial loss of over Tk 10.13 crore.

Over 300 shrimp farms were submerged causing financial loss of over Tk 3 crore. Fisheries department sources said, the loss by the flood in the district will cast an adverse impact on fish supply.

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Bangladesh Fish Cultivators Association President and former minister Dr Aftabuzzaman said the deluge caused an irreparable loss in fish sector. He said, fish cultivators won't be able to repay their huge bank loans taken against fish cultivation.