GAIBANDHA, Apr 12 (BSS): Boro paddy farming target in the project command areas of Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) in the district has been achieved during the current season.
The BMDA set a target to bring a total of 8,325 hectares of land under Boro cultivation this year with the production target of 49,950 tonnes of paddy by providing irrigation facilities to the farmers at low cost.
Target fixed by the authority has been achieved due to favourable climatic condition and providing need base facilities including irrigation, fertilisers and pesticides to the farmers.
Now, the farmers of the district are now so much busy to nurture the crop fields following the suggestions of the field level District Agricultural Extension officials to get desired production.
To ensure the supply irrigation water to the paddy land smoothly, a total of 333 electricity run deep tube wells were kept fully functional in the command areas of the district.
All the farmers of BMDA command areas of seven upazilas in the district expressed their deep satisfaction over the irrigation activities being implemented by the authority since 2005 here.
M Habibur Rahman Khan, acting project director of deep tube well installation project and superintending engineer of Rangpur circle, said like Gaibandha the Boro cultivation had been achieved in Rangpur, Nilphamari, Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts under the Rangpur Circle during the current season.
Boro farming target achieved in Gaibandha
FE Team | Published: April 13, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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