Midhili destroys Tk 2b crops in Ctg

Cyclone Midhili, which lashed Bangladesh's coast recently with devastation despite being a 'weak' storm, has destroyed crops worth Tk 2 billion in five districts of Chattogram, according to government estimates.
Mostly winter crops were damaged where the losses amounted to Tk 906.4 million and the estimated losses of Aman paddy was over Tk 820 million, said a report by the Department of Agricultural Extension.
The department on Monday sent the report on the damage caused by the storm to crops in Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Feni, Noakhali and Lakshmipur districts.
Md Nashir Uddin, a divisional deputy director of the department, said the ministry will decide on assistance or incentives for the affected farmers based on the report.