UNB, Habiganj:: Vast tracts of boro paddy fields have been inundated due to heavy rainfall over the past few days in eight unions across three upazilas of Habiganj district.
Alok Kumar Chand, Assistant Agriculture Officer of Baniachang Upazila, said that a total of 33,705 hectares of land in the upazila had been brought under boro paddy cultivation.
Around 218 hectares of boro fields in various unions, including Sujatpur, Mandari, Muradpur, Poilar Kandi, Bhugli, Bhalluara, Rajakhai, Hijli, Bali, and Bager Agar haors, have been submerged.
Detailed information on the crop losses is yet to be determined, officials said.
Shahadul Islam, Agriculture Officer of Lakhai Upazila, said that six hectares of boro paddy along the bank of the Dhaleshwari River in No. 1 Lakhai Union have been submerged.
Meanwhile, in Azmiriganj Upazila, four hectares of boro fields in Jalsukha Union were partially submerged, while three hectares were fully submerged. In Badalpur Union, four hectares were partially and six hectares fully affected.
In Kakailchho Union, one hectare of boro paddy has been submerged.
This season, the local DAE had set a target to bring 1,23,848 hectares of land under boro cultivation. Of this, 1,23,644 hectares were actually cultivated, falling short by 204 hectares.
