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Fish disease breaks out in epidemic form
MAU LAVI BAZAR, Jan 16 : Fish diseases have broken out in an epidemic form adversely affecting consumers in the district, reports UNB.
According to informed sources, the diseases known as "Ulcerative Syndrome" have affected different varieties of fish like koi. ruhi, puU, magur, shoal, gazar, shing, kalibaush, boal, bheda and kholsha.
The worst affected areas are : Barfekha, Kulaura, Kamalganj and Rajnagar upazilas.
Fish traders said demand for fish had abruptly fallen in the local markets causing them economic loss.
Nutrition experts feared that low-paids, who mostly live on fish, arc likely to suffer from protein deficiency following outbreak of fish diseases.
Local people called on the authorities to spray lime water to the affected waterbodies to contain the menace.
A report from Brahmanbaria adds : The prospect of fish production is bleak because of indiscriminate catching of fry in the district.
According to sources, a section of unscrupulous fishermen are catching fish fry like ruhi. katla, mrlgel from rivers, ponds, canals and beels with current nets despite government ban.
Catching of fish fry under k nine inches is prohibited in the government law.
In addition, outbreak of fish disease known as "ulcerative 1 syndrome" has adversely affected the consumers.
Another report from Chapainawbganj says : In an attempt to augment fish production, Fisheries Department has undertaken a scheme to release about 1.20 crore fish fry In different waterbodies of 16 districts of Rajshahi division In the current season.
According to official sources, 6.31 lakh fish fry will be released in ChapainawabganJ, 7.31 lakh in Rajshahi, 7.57 lakh in Naogoan, 26.68 lakh in Natore, 10.55 lakh in Bogra, 7 lakh in Joypurhat, nine lakh in Pabna, 9.68 lakh in Sirajganj, 3.15 lal$h in Rangpur, 4.34 lakh in Gaibandha, 2.10 lakh in Nilphamari, 4.50 lakh in Lalmonirhat, 8.60 lakh in Kurigram, 3.85 lakh In Dinajpur> 3.15 lakh in Thakurgaon and 4.50 lakh in Panchagarh districts.
With the successful implc-mentrftion of the scheme, protein deficiency In the districts will be met to a great extent.
Sherpur
Fish production is sharply declining due to rampant catching of fish fry in the district. Some dishonest fishermen }n collusion with local influential people are catching fish fry below nine inches violating government ban, according to sources. •
Fry of Ruhi. Katai. Mrigel and Silver carp are being caught indiscriminately by current- nets in Nalitabari. Srecbordl, Nokia, Jhenlghaii and Sadar upazilas.
Meanwhile, the fisheries department has released eight lakh fish fry in the waterbodies of the district under open water pisciculture programme.
Another report says: Education In the Sherpur Government Girls- High School has been hampered by shortage of teachers, furniture, classrooms and library facilities.
There are 20 teachers in me school for about 480 students. Nine posts of teachers has been lying vacant for the last three years.
Besides, the school housed in an old building has become risky for the students. Rain water enters classrooms through cracked ceiling dampening the walls.
Established in 1949, the school was nationalised in 1981 but the authorities did not take any step to solve the problems.