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Report | Crop lands have gone under water due to heavy rainfall in your area. Now make a report on it.

Our Correspondent, Moulvibazar; june 2015 : About two thirds of the standing boro crop in Kawadighi and Korayer haor areas under Rajnagar Upazila of Moulvibazar district have gone under water due to heavy rainfall and on rush of water from hills across the border. Farmers in the affected areas are cutting unripe boro, fearing further loss as water levels in the haors continue to rise, inundating new crop lands. The affected Kawadighi Haor areas are Harirkun, Kashimpur, Pealarkandi, Rangadhivi, Rokkharban, Jainerghup, Alirghup, Niamaterban, Kushuabil, Bhubannacha, Boroiuri and Ulanuli. Three pump machines installed at Kashimpur to pump water out of Kawadighi Haor still remain inoperative as Monday night’s storm damaged power supply lines. When contacted, Rajnagar Upazila Agriculture Officer, Abul Kalam Chowdhury said boro on 1605 acres of land in Kawadighi Haor areas and on 988 acres in Karayer Haor areas have gone under water,. Boro in some of the submerged Kawadighi Haor areas has become ripe and farmers are cutting the crop to avoid further loss, he added. Sirajul Islam Chowdhury, executive Engineer of the PDB Moulvibazar office, said PDB workers are working round the clock to restore power
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