CropsFarmers from the Chalan Beel area bring jute by boat, van and truck to Chatmohar's weekly markets, where fibre length and colour set the price; lower prices and demand than before are cutting cultivation.
FisheriesPuti, shing, magur and taki caught overnight in Kuruliya beel are sold at dawn in Chatmohar and carried by traders to city markets, but blocked canals, water hyacinth and pesticide run-off are cutting the beel's fish.
CropsHyacinth carried in by floodwater is stuck in at least 20 beels of Gurudaspur, Singra, Naldanga and Tarash; farmers fear they cannot sow mustard, wheat, maize and garlic unless it is cleared soon.
