8,500 hectares of land under winter vegetable cultivation in Manikganj

MANIKGANJ, Oct 25 (BSS): The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed a target of cultivating winter vegetables on 8,500 hectares of land in all seven upazilas of the district to recoup the existing losses being caused by flood.

The DAE office sources said the farmers of Saturia, Manikganjsadar and Singairupazilas of the district have already started to plant various kinds of vegetables in their lands with the receding of the flood water.

Ali Hossain, one of the vegetable cultivator of village Chartlli under SaturiaUpazila, said he has already planted cabbage in three bighas of land and those are growing well.

He said he had sowed seeds in his seed beds twice as the flood water damaged it. He protected his seed bed from heavy rain covering with polythene. He also has cut canals between the two beds for avoiding water stagnancy.

Hossain also said he has been expecting to harvest cabbage from his land within 15 days.

When this correspondent visited some areas of Manikganj Sadar Upazila found some cauliflowers are growing well and those may be matured within a week.