Crops worth TK 634cr damaged in 3 dists

 Floods have continued to playhavoc on life and properties in the

northerncountry's districts.According to an estimate, agricultural
products like paddy, livestock, fisheries, jute, maize and nuts worth around Tk634 crore have been damaged since the deluge started in early May in Habiganj, Lalmonithat and Kurigram.

Habiganj have suffered nearly Tk500 crore loss during the flash-flood in sectors like agriculture,
livestock, fisheries, infrastructure and educational institutions, say officials.The concerned authorities of the government are updating the Kstatistics of losses regularly. bridges and culverts have been damaged by the floods, according to w
the Local Government Engineering
Department. Shakil, Mohammad
Faisal, executive engineer of Habiganj

Roads and Highways Department, said a
total of 29 kilometres of roads have been dam-
aged in Habiganj, Baniachong, Ajmiriganj and
Nabiganj upazilas so far.
He added that an estimated amount of
Tk150 crore will be required to repair these
roads.
Md Ashek Parvez, acting deputy director of
Agricultural Extension Department, said
88,054 tons of paddy and vegetables and 225
tons of other crops were damaged due to the
flood in the area. "Over 1,03,130 farmers have
suffered loss during the flood in the district."
According to the District Primary Education
Office, more than 370 primary schools in the
district were inundated and severely damaged.
As many as 83,390 people from 24,330 fami-
lies of 54 unions of seven upazilas of the dis-
trict have been affected as per the District
Administration sources.
Lalmonirhat, Kurigram
Crops on around 16,383 hectares of land
have been damaged due to floods in
Lalmonirhat and Kurigram districts. "Aush"
paddy, jute, maize, nuts and various vegetables
have been damaged in the floodwater.
The agriculture department has assessed
the damage to be worth Tk 134 crore.
A total of 24,000 farmers have been affected
due to the flood in the two districts.
Sahidar Rahman (62), a flood hit farmer of
Brahmaputra shoal at Dhanarchar village at
Roumari upazila of Kurigram, said he has suf-
fered a loss of about Tk 75,000.
Sahider had planted the crops is a s
and he is not sure how he will repay the nam
He was not prepared for the food within
Teesta shoall at Rajpur village in Lalmonifie
Sedar upazila, said the food damaged his aud
paddy on three-bighas of land and enables e
According to the agriculture department dine
floods in Kurigram. The floods have also results
ed in a loss of about Tk 128 core
Additionally, crops on 201 hectares of land
has been completely damaged in Lalmonirha
Crops on 182 hectares of land has been partal
ly damaged. It has caused a loss of Tk 6 comme
The number of affected farmers is 8.500.
Abdur Rashid, deputy director of
Department of Agricultural Extension (D43) in
Kurigram, said that a list of those affected by
the floods had been prepared and sent to the
concerned ministry.