Farmers in haor region harvesting Boro early

SYLHET, May 07 (BSS): Farmers have harvested Boro paddy early as they feared flash flood may damage ripening paddy, officials of Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said.

Although flash flood inundated some areas of haor region, no significant damage was caused to crop lands, particularly Boro paddy, they said adding, onrush of water from upstream region of India entered haor areas in Sunamganj district in the current season.

The DAE sources said 94 per cent of Boro paddy have been harvested in the Sunamganj district while 95 per cent paddy were harvested in haor regions in Sylhet.

A total of 2,75,705 hectares of land were brought under Boro cultivation in the current season in the Sylhet haor region , he said, adding 2,33,957 hectares of land have been harvested this year.