FARIDPUR, Dec 07 (UNB): Incessant showers over the past few days have damaged crops across 20,000 hectares of farmland in Faridpur district, some 739 hectares in Bagerhat district and 18,632 hectares in Narail district respectively, officials said on Tuesday.
Deputy director of Faridpur Agricultural Extension Department Hazrat Ali said, "20,000 hectares of crop land have gone under water. But we will give incentives to the affected farmers to overcome their losses. Our officials will survey the affected areas soon."
Crops such as onions, garlic, potatoes and mustard have also sustained damage in the showers, according to farmers. "Untimely rain has taken away our last hope. We don't know how to tide over the losses," a farmer told the news agency.
Atul Sarker, deputy commissioner of Faridpur, said, "We have already asked the authorities concerned to ascertain the extent of damage. The government stands by the farmers."
The showers over the past three-four days in the coastal district of Bagerhat have inundated some 739 hectares of farmland, officials said.
"The showers have affected mustard crop across 137 hectares, lentil crop across 193 hectares, winter crops like radish, cabbage, cauliflower and turnip across 35 hectares, and wheat across 17 hectares," said Md Azizur Rahman, the deputy director of the agricultural extension department.
Besides, boro seed beds across 207 hectares of farmland and Ropa Aman paddy fields across 150 hectares are suspected to have sustained damage due to the showers that began on Saturday, the official said.
From 06:00 am on Monday to 06:00 am on Tuesday, the district received 22.3 mm of rainfall.
In Narail, the showers have caused widespread damage to lentil, chilli, mustard and wheat crops across 18,632 hectares of farmland, authorities said.
"The untimely rain will delay the cultivation of Rabi crops this year in the district, which starts from mid-November and lasts till March," Dipak Kumar Roy, deputy director of Narail Agricultural Extension Department, told the news agency.
The showers have damaged winter crops like radish, cabbage, cauliflower and turnip across 1,045 hectares, mustard crops across 7,730 hectares, lentil crops across 7,545 hectares and wheat crops across 2,100 hectares, according to data.
Besides, boro seed beds across 162 hectares of farmland have also sustained damage in the rain, the Agricultural Extension Department said.
"Wheat, mustard, and lentil crops have sustained the maximum damage in the rain as these are planted across 70 per cent of farmland in Narail," said Dipak. "However, the extent of damage could be ascertained only when the showers stop."
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