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Transplanted aman paddy under pest attack

From Our Correspondent
CHUADANGA, Sept 16 : Transplanted aman paddy on a vast tract of land in four thanas of the district have been attacked by pests.
The pests are locally known as pamripoka’ which damage the paddy in a massive way.
The affected thanas are : Sadar, Alamdanga, Damurhuda and Jibannagar. Out of the four thanas, Jibannagar is the worst-hit
A total of about 80,000 acres of land has been brought under the transplanted aman cultivation during the current season in the district.
The district coordination committee who discussed the pest attack issue at the meeting and expressed grave concern. The meeting also urged the concerned authorities to take immediate steps to halt the menace.
Some farmers of the af fitted areas of the district tn formed that the concerned authorities are yet to take any step regarding the pest attack.
When contacted, the Agriculture Department informed that they are aware of the incident and are going to take steps to check the pest attack.
that the pesticides which they buy from the local market are
not working properly to halt the pest attack. The prices of different types of pesticides are too high which the debt-ridden farmers are unable procure for the purpose, it is learnt.
The local farmers and social workers have urged the concerned authorities to take immediate and adequate steps to check the menace to save the huge quantity of aman crop in the district.
Another report says : The prices of Jute which have started to come at different hats and bazars of the districts are too low.
At present, jute is being sold between Taka 230 and Taka 250 per maund which the sellers claim below the production cost of the product. The production cost of Jute per maund stands at Taka 300. some growers informed.
The growers are to sell jute at the low price as they are arrange money to repay the loans and buy daily necessaries.
This correspondent who visited some markets of the district found that the one maund of jute Is being sold at Taka 230 to 250 according to the quality. It is informed that jute were being sold between Taka 300 and 320 per maund but suddenly the price has
come down.
There is no BJMC and BJC purchasing centre in the dis trict for which jute Is being sold at the sweet will of the middle men. In some cases the sellers are bound to sell the jute on credit as the number of buyers is very limited at the markets.
It is expected that about 75,000 bales of Jute will be produced In the district during the current season. The fresh Jute have started to appear at the markets and steps are needed to allow the growers to get the fair prices of their products.
A UNB report from Naogaon says: Transplanted aman cultivation in all 11 thanas of the district is being seriously, hampered in the current season for want of sufficient rain water.
Farmer s said. 10 per cent of the cultivable land remain fallow throughout the year this season. Most of the lands could not be tilled due to shortfall of rain water.
A few farmers transplanted the aman seedlings with the help of shallow tubewells.
The farmers urged the authorities to take up schemes to extend irrigation facilities in the district to boost agri production