Incessant rainfall damages vegetable plants in Gopalganj

Incessant rainfall in the last few days has damaged vegetable plants amounting to about Tk 1 crore in Tungipara upazila in Gopalganj, causing heavy losses to farmers. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension Tungipara office, around 350 hectares of land cultivated with different varieties of vegetables namely cucumber, gourd, bitter gourd, ladies finger, tomato, brinjal, sweet pumpkin, and many other varieties were submerged due to the incessant rainfall. The roots of all vegetables are rotting due to the stagnant water, and green leaves are turning yellow As a result, around 1000 farmers of five unions in the upazila are passing their time in frustration and tension as they need to repay the loan they took for cultivating vegetables. During a recent visit to many villages in the upazila, this correspondent spoke to many farmers who appeal to the government for fertilizer, seeds at free of cash so that they can cultivate vegetables again. Farmer Barendranath Biswas ...