Aftermath Of Flood
Over Tk 12.50cr loss in fisheries sector in Netrakona
The fisheries sector has incurred a loss of over Tk 12.50 crore in the district, according to an estimate of the District Fisheries Department.
The fisheries department statistics said flood damaged about 20,000 water bodies in eight upazilas. Of them, 4,375 water bodies are situated in Khalijuri upazila, 3,638 water bodies in Kalmakanda upazila, 2,738 water bodies in Durgapur upazila, 2,538 water bodies in Mohonganj upazila, 1,377 water bodies in Atpara upazila, 1,754 water bodies in Madan upazila, 1,892 water bodies in Barhatta upazila and 1,688 water bodies in Netrakoana Sadar upazila.
Besides, the structural damage inflicted on water bodies in eight upazilas has been estimated at Tk. 2.50 crore while damage to fish resources has been estimated at Tk 3.45 crore.
When contacted, district fisheries officer A K M Nurul Islam said they are making a list of the affected fish cultivators as part of their plan to compensate them.
Fish cultivators are now facing a possible financial doom as thousands of ponds were affected by flood.
Most of the affected cultivators cultivated fish taking loan from banks and NGOs, sources said.
Abed Ali, a fish farmer at Biswanathpur village under
Kalmakanda upazila said he cultivated fish of carp varieties in his pond taking loan amounting to Tk 1 lakh from various NGOs only to see that those were washed away by floodwaters. `Now I don't know how shall I recoup the loss', he said.
Bachchu Mia, another fish cultivator at K Gati village under Sadar upazila said his cultivated fish was completely washed away.
Meanwhile, Mymensingh district administration has allocated TK 98.41 lakh for the flood affected farmers in the district, reported our Mymensingh correspondent.
According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources, standing crops on 7,932 acres of land were damaged totally while 14,226 acres of crop land were damaged partially in nine upazilas by flood.
The nine upazilas are Sadar, Dhubaura, Haluaghat, Phulpur, Gouripur, Iswarganj, Gafargoan, Trishal and Muktagacha.
DAE deputy director (DD) Md Azizur Rahman said out of the total allocation, TK 98.41 lakh, 55 lakh was released for rehabilitation of the affected small and marginal farmers.
The DAE has prepared seed beds on six acres of landand Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) prepared seed beds on 16 acres of land, the official said.
The saplings would be used on some 440 acres of flood affected lands including 200 acres in Sadar upazila and 240 acres in Dhubaura, a frontier upazila would, sources said.
Aman saplings will be distributed among the affected farmers within 10 days, DAE DD said adding there is no crisis of Aman saplings in the district.
According to the District Relief and Rehabilitation Office (DRRO) sources, 99,581 people of 20,977 families in 50 unions were affected by flood. Some 875 kilomtre kutcha roads and 22.8 kilomtre concrete roads were damaged totally or partially by flood, DRRO office sources said.
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