Flood takes toll on ducks
Around 600 ducks died due to food crisis following the recent flood in Sunamganj Sadar upazila, adding to the woes of farmers in the area.
Farmers living in and around the haor areas have been struggling to manage food for their domestic fowl as their houses and farmlands are still under water.
Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Israt Jahan Fatema said the union parishad chairmen confirmed that around 600 ducks have died due to the food crisis.
Fatema said the government has prepared a list of the affected farmers to provide them with necessary support through the local administration.
Wasim Mia of Lalpur village told this correspondent that he had 200 ducks, of which, 52 died last week for lack of food.
Harun Mia, owner of 500 ducks, said the water birds are becoming weak and dying one after another as they are not getting enough food.
He said the duck breeders would face loss if the government does not take necessary measures to overcome the crisis of feed for farm animals and fowl.
District Deputy Director of the Department of Livestock Md Belal Hussain told this correspondent that he had informed the higher authorities about food crisis of the domestic birds.
Divisional Deputy Director of the department Dr Gias Uddin Chowdhury said they have sent samples of the dead ducks to Sylhet Field Disease Investigation Laboratory to know the cause of the deaths of the water birds.
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