Crop cultivation on chars increasing farmer's income in Dinajpur

Many rivers in Dinajpur, which were once upon a time vast and full of stream, have now turned to greenery due to non-dredging for a long time. As many as 19 small and large rivers are now filled with silt, and crops are being planted on these chars. Some chars are suitable for one crop while others are fit for two crops. The Department of Agricultural Extension in Dinajpur says crop production is increasing due to the cultivation on these chars. The department has already collected information about chars from five out of 13 upazilas of the district. There are 25 char blocks in these five upazilas. According to the department, the total cultivable land in Chirirbandar, Birganj, Khansama, Kaharol and Ghoraghat upazilas of the district is 1 lakh 3 thousand 374 hectares. And the amount of char land raised in the rivers of those five upazilas till now is 906 hectares, out of which crops are cultivated on 553 hectares. Of the cultivable land, the amount of one-crop-land is 237 hectares ...