CropsJhalokathi plants aman beyond target, expects 93,500 tonnes of rice
Aman was planted on 46,774 hectares against a target of 46,772; high-yielding varieties fell 246 hectares short while local varieties exceeded their target by 248.
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Open dumping on the Sugandha bank: citizens press Jhalokathi on waste management
A TIB-backed Active Citizens Group meeting heard that waste dumped in drains and canals causes waterlogging and a temporary riverside dump is polluting water, soil and air.
FruitsJhalokathi grows hog plum on 605 hectares: 4,590 tonnes worth about Tk 12 crore
Farmers in Jhalokathi's four upazilas grew hog plum (amra) on 605 hectares this year for 4,590 tonnes; at the Bhimruli floating market it sells for Tk 1,000 to Tk 1,600 a maund, and growers say it pays better than guava, BSS reports.
Fisheries
No hilsa in the Sugandha: Jhalakathi fishers sink into NGO instalments and moneylenders' advances as the season ends and another ban looms
Fishers at Ponabalia, Deuri and Nalchity's Matibhanga cast their nets and come back near empty; district fisheries officer Enamul Haque says the June-September catch missed its target, and while other districts' rivers teemed with hilsa this year the Sugandha and Bishkhali did not, possibly because
Environment
Bishkhali erosion takes embankment and road in Rajapur, 150 acres of aman at tidal risk
Sudden erosion at Purba Badurtala in Jhalokati on Sunday swallowed about 100 shatak of land; with the embankment gone, farmers fear tidal water in their aman fields and the Badurtala primary school is at risk.