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500 big ponds, 50 jalmahals lying uncultivated

From Our Correspondent
MAD ARI PUR, May 22 : Over 500 big ponds and about 50 jalmahals in four upazllas of the district have been lying uncultivated for a long time.
Local fishermen disclosed that if these water bodies are brought under cultivation, more than 1.5 lakh maunds of fish worth about Taka 20 crore can be produced every year in the district
It is learnt that most of these ponds and jalmahals have been silted up due absence of re-excavation. The unabated growth of waterhyacinths are also hampering the pisciculture programme
The fishermen of the district can not cultivate fish due acute crisis of fund. The cost to renovate the derelict ponds has risen considerably as the labour charges are high. On the otherhand, the rise In the prices of fish food like oilcake, urea and other Items is hampering the finning considerably.
The fishermen of the district are not getting loans from the banks including Krlshi Bank as they can not comply with the necessary formalities.
It Is informed that a class of people who have connection with some of the bank officials arc getting loans.
The Fisheries Department is also not taking any Initiative to bring the water bodies under fish cultivation. When contacted. some officials informed that they have got no requisite fund to take plan to cultivate the waterbodies.
As the cost of pisciculture Is high, the local people arc also not interested to cultivate fishes in these ponds and other water bodies. Proper financial assistance can help them to continue the cultivation. 1t is informed.
Concerned authorities have been urged to take steps to facilitate the cultivation tn the district.
The farmers of the district have demanded the introduction of crop insurance for the development of agricultural sector.
According to farmers, natu ral calamities like drought, flood and cyclone have become a regular feature in the country which damage the standing crops almost every year. As a result, they have to suffer
much hardships every year.
According to agricultural experts, about 30 per cent of the total crops are damaged every year by these natural calamities and the introduction of insurance can relief them a lot.
Service latrines in the town have been causing health hazards to the dwellers.
It is reported that these kind of latrines are not cleaned regularly for which bad odour emits always which pollutes the environment. The situation becomes worse during the rainy season.
While talking to this correspondent, some officials of Public Health Engineering Department told that there is sufficient number of low cost sanitary latrines in their stock but the public are less interested to use those.
The local poura authority Is silent regarding the matter after repeated appeals to remove the system from the area for the Interest of the public health.
The town dwellers hav« urged the authority concerned tn take immediate steps to mitigate the public sufferings.