EnvironmentWetlands in Khulna's Dumuria that once drew at least 50 species of winter birds have seen almost none for several years, as beels are filled, turned into fish enclosures and trapped by poachers.
FisheriesSnails are being stripped from canals and wetlands in Dumuria to fatten giant prawns and pangas. Fisheries officers warn of lost biodiversity, and children are among those breaking shells.
VegetablesAfter a canal in the Kainmara watershed was re-excavated under a Dutch-Bangladeshi water management project, 70 to 80 percent of irrigation uses canal water; 92 canals and 71 reservoirs serve five south-western districts.
Two canals in Gutudia union of Dumuria, Khulna, have been filled in for roads and buildings; villagers who fear waterlogged farmland protested after the pair were dropped from the excavation list.
Chandipur in Dumuria upazila of Khulna and neighbouring Jeyala in Tala upazila of Satkhira keep about 2,100 cows between 200 households and produce an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 litres of milk a day. With no cold storage, no easy bank credit and no paved road, farmers are often forced to sell at a lo
