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Notes from Netrakona

From Our Correspondent
NETRAKONA. Sept 18: Standing aus crop on about 30.000 acres of land have been seriously damaged by pamri pests tn nine thanas of the district.
Farmers apprehend that production of the crop would fall far short of the target due to widespread attack.
They said, after the attack the paddy plants started turn ing yellowish.
The worst affected thanas are: Sadar. Barhatta. Kalma-kanda. Kendua, Atpara, Durgapur, Mohanganj. and Modan.
Primary education faces setback
The Universal Primary Education Programme (UPEP) — in all the. 10 thanas of the district has been facing a setback due to manifold problems, including shortage of school building.
Officials said classes are being held under the open sky as most primary school houses were damaged by natural calamities during the last few years.
Shortage of teachers and educational appliances also hampered implementation of the programme, they said.
Price hike of educational materials pushed many students from poor families to discontinue their studies.
Local people alleged that the quota of teachers in the primary schools were not maintained property.
Diarrhoea claims ten,
attacks 300 others
Diarrhoea claimed ten lives and attacked 300 others over the last one week in Netrakona sadar. Kalmakanda. and Mo hanganj thanas of the district
According to local people, three people died tn Netrakona. six each in Kalmakanda and Mohanganj thanas.
The worst affected unions are: Lukuganj. Modanpur and Aumtula of Netrakona Sadar. char area of Kalmakanda and Madanpur of Mohanganj thanas.
Officials at Civil Surgeon s office here, however, denied the death report but admitted that some people have been affected by the disease.
School boy killed in road accident
A school boy was killed in a road accident of Borobazar of Fulpur thana on Kendua-My-mcnslngh road recently.
Police and eyewitnesses said the victim Salim (15). son of Md Al-Faruque and a student of class ten of Fulpur High School, died on the spot when a Jessore bound mint bus knocked him down from be hind while he was crossing the road. The driver managed to flee with the vehicle. A case has been fifed with the Fulpur police.
Catching of fish fry unabated
Fish fry are being caught Indiscriminately In the district since last few months, defying government ban
Official sources said that the government banned catching of fish fry below nine Inches all over the country tn order to augment fish production
According to witnesses, huge quantity of different types of fish fry including ruhi. katla mrlgel. magur and shing are being sold in different hats and bazars all over the district
Construct k> n. ropai r at
schools. I’l l complet'd
Construction and repair of 22 primary achoois. five Pri mary Training Inatltutes (mi and Netrakona district Primary Education Office at a cost of Taka 3,40.46 000 was com pfetodinthe last fiscal year tn greater Mymensingh lone
Mymensingh zone includes Netrakona. Tangatl. Kishore ganj. Jamalpur. Sherpur and Mymcnalngh districts
Ine pri^eefs also included repair and extension work of 14 primary schools at a cast of Taka 4 77 lakh and four Prl mary Training Institute build Ings at a cost of Taka 88 2 lakh