Irrigation hampered in Nilphamari as rivers drying up
Our Correspondent | Thursday, 26 February 2009
NILPHAMARI, Feb 25: Rivers of Nilphamari district dried up and almost have turned into farmland causing irrigation shortage during dry season and flood in the rainy season either.
In the ongoing IRRI-Boro season, farmers are hurry in planting IRRI and Boro seedlings on the riverbeds as late cultivation would culminate in late harvesting and the cropland may go under water in early rain causing damage to the crops.
The eleven rivers are now ecologically dead which flowed across the six upazilas - Domar, Dimla, Jaldhaka, Saidpur, Kishoreganj and Nilphamari Sadar upazilas of the district.
The rivers are Teesta, Buri Teesta, Naotari, Kumlai, Deonai, Kalomdad, Burikhora, Charalkata, Khatamari, Dhaijan, Mora Dhaijan, Chikli, Kharkharia, Shalki, Jamuneshwari and others.
Except Teesta, the rest of the rivers have been filled up with silt hampering irrigation facilities to the farmers, which they enjoyed in the past.
People of the district demanded dredging of the rivers so that they can use river water to irrigate their farmland and get abundant fish from the rivers.
In the ongoing IRRI-Boro season, farmers are hurry in planting IRRI and Boro seedlings on the riverbeds as late cultivation would culminate in late harvesting and the cropland may go under water in early rain causing damage to the crops.
The eleven rivers are now ecologically dead which flowed across the six upazilas - Domar, Dimla, Jaldhaka, Saidpur, Kishoreganj and Nilphamari Sadar upazilas of the district.
The rivers are Teesta, Buri Teesta, Naotari, Kumlai, Deonai, Kalomdad, Burikhora, Charalkata, Khatamari, Dhaijan, Mora Dhaijan, Chikli, Kharkharia, Shalki, Jamuneshwari and others.
Except Teesta, the rest of the rivers have been filled up with silt hampering irrigation facilities to the farmers, which they enjoyed in the past.
People of the district demanded dredging of the rivers so that they can use river water to irrigate their farmland and get abundant fish from the rivers.