Rain, gusty wind damage Aman, vegetable plants in Gaibandha
Rain with gusty wind for the last three days caused damage to Aman paddy and vegetable plants in different areas of Gaibandha.
The rainwater submerged paddy fields in many low-lying areas of the district.
The water from the untimely rain also got stagnant in the vegetable fields, much to the worry of growers.
“Just after the recession of floodwater, I planted Aman seedlings for the second time on two bighas of land and the plants are now at the flowering stage. But the heavy shower with gusty wind caused the plants to get loosened at the bottom and lie flat on the ground,” said Tara Mia, a farmer of Santiram village in Sundarganj upazila.
Mozaffar Hossain, a vegetable grower of the same village, said the plants may die if the accumulated rainwater cannot be fully drained out from the fields quickly.
Locals said this untimely rainfall affected paddy and vegetables in vast lands, especially in low-lying areas.
SM Ferdous, deputy director of The Department of Agriculture Extension, Gaibandha, said such natural calamities are occurring due to climate changes globally.
“Farmers have been asked to drain out the standing water from crop lands. Paddy of the fallen plants will continue to grow into the ripening stage if the crop land does not remain under water. However, the yield will be affected if the fallen paddy plants are at the flowering stage,” he said.
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