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3000 bullock-driven oil mills face closure

From Our Correspondent
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Nov 25 : About 3000 ghanis', bullock-driven Oil mills of the district are on the verge of closure due to shortage of capital and non-availability of necessary inputs.
Some owners of the ghanis informed that the prices of oil seeds, bullocks and ghani-making materials had Increased several times during the last few years. They also disclosed that the ghani-made oil can not compete the mill-made oil. The poor return from bullock-driven'oil mills can't help them maintain their families.
The poor prospect of the industry has compelled many owners of Nawabganj Sadar, Shibganj, Nachoul, Gomostapur and Bholahat upazilas of the district to leave their traditional profession. Finding no other alternative, many of them have started working as day labourers. A poor number of this class buy mill-made oil from groceries and sell it out from door to door.
The long process of bank loan disbursement and high rate of interest have left the ghani owners helpless.
The ghani owners of the locality urged the concerned authorities to look In to the matter and extend financial assistance to continue their profession.
Tk 22 lakh agri grant
The government has sanctioned Taka 22 lakh for agri-
cultural rehabilitation programme In five upazilas of the district. A total of 2525 acres of flood affected land will be brought under this programme. In all 500 farmers will gel agricultural inputs for potato cultivation on 28 acres of land, 30334 farmers for wheal cultivation on .1011 acres and 4454 farmers for boro paddy cultivation on 1485 acres.
The Iqcal Agricultural Extension Department will provide Taka 60,34,000 agricultural inputs in order to cultivate 16750 acres of ravaged land.
The rehabilitation programme which has been taken by the government will only cover 19 per cent area of the total flood affected areas of the district.
The BDR Jawans of 31 battalion in cooperation with the Task Force launched a massive anti-smuggling drive throughout the district and seized huge quantity of contraband goods worth Taka 5,76,74,889 during the last ten months, says a BDR Press release.
The contraband goods include sugar, salt, dry chilly, sa-ree, lungics, cattle cloves, coconut oil, hilsa fish, heroin, soybean etc.
At a press conference recently held at the local BDR camp the Sector Commander of Rajshahi. Mr. Jahangir told the newsmen that amendment if law should be done to control smuggling.