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Once mighty rivers turned into crop fields

Published : Sunday, 12 January, 2025 at 12:00 AM  Count : 15
Our Correspondent
FULBARI, KURIGRSM, Jan 11: At present the sandy chars of the Dharla and Baromasi rivers in Fulbari Upazila of the district have been turned into crop fields. 

Different crops like Boro paddy, maize, nut, banana, chilli, brinjal, tomato, cauliflower-cabbage, mustard, and potato have grown brightly, stretching its vast chars. Growers are expecting bumper yielding. 

A little rain causes flooding in localities due to less capacity of the river. That is why cropping can be made two times in a year. But this time farmers can cultivate three to four crops.

Now, farmers are becoming capable to overcome damages of drought after the rainy season. 

Local old men said, there were water flow and pulse of life in the Dharla and Baromasi rivers one and one and a half era back; at that time strong currents of these two rivers would keep in panic the people along their banks. 

Now except two to three months, agricultural activities continue for the rest of the year on their chars and beds.

Yet, many fishermen lost their profession and shifted to other works including day-earning works and rickshaw-pulling.

A grower of Krishnananda area at Nawdanga Union in the upazila Kabidul Islam said, "I have cultivated brinjal on two bighas along the Baromasi River. After 20 days, yielding will begin."

Maize growers Zamir Uddin  and Abdul Hanif of Shimulbari area said, they have cultivated maize on five bighas each on the Dharla bed. Like them, hundreds of farmers have cultivated maize on the Dharla bed. 

A chilli grower of Gourakmandal Krishnanda Boksi area Gobinda Chandra Ray said, he has cultivated chilli on two bighas of the Baromasi bed.

Cauliflower grower of the same area Azgor Ali said, he is frustrating for cultivating cauliflower on three bighas as the price of his produce is poor.

Upazila Agriculture officer Nilufa Yasmin said, in the upazila potato has been cultivated on 935 ha, chilli on 75 ha, cabbage and cauliflower on 120 ha, brinjal on 75 ha, maize on 1,225 ha, lentil on 15 ha, and mustard on 2,880 ha.

In the sanctuaries of these two rivers, potato has been farmed on 115 ha, chilli on 10 ha, cabbage-cauliflower on 25 ha, brinjal on 15 ha, mustard on 25 ha, lentil on 15 ha, nut on 15ha, banana on 80 ha, and tomato in 10 ha. 



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