Officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said harvest of various crops cultivated on the dried-up riverbeds and char lands has already begun with excellent yield rates predicting bumper output this season like previous years. The char and riverside people are happy after getting excellent crop production on the dried-up beds and char lands of the Brahmaputra, Teesta, Dharla, Ghaghot, Kartoa, Jamuna, other rivers and tributaries. The people living on the char lands and riverside areas have cultivated crops on 91,500 hectares of sandy char lands and dried-up beds in five districts of Rangpur agriculture region this season. The process for other cultivated crops will begin soon and end by late May before rainy season,” Islam added. Senior Coordinator (Agriculture and Environment) of RDRS Bangladesh Agriculturist Mamunur Rashid said crop cultivation on char lands and dried-up riverbeds is increasing in Rangpur agriculture region.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 04, 2019 16:18 UTC