‘Remal’ damages crops on 17,796 hectares of land in Khulna

Cyclone ‘Remal’ has damaged crops on 17,796
hectares of land in Khulna, according to the primary assessment of the DAE
officials in Khulna.

Deputy Director of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) Khulna Kazi
Jahangir Hossain said the tropical cyclone ‘Remal’ caused extensive damage to
the southern coastal areas, especially to the croplands.

The crops including paddy, jute, and vegetables covering the areas of 17,796
hectares of farming land have been damaged.

“A primary report of damage to crops has been prepared. We are working to
finalize the value of the damaged crops,” he said, adding that the monetary
value of the damage has not yet been completed.

Of the total damaged cropland, there are 54.50 hectares of Aush paddy
seedbeds lands, 1,752.50 hectares of Aush paddy cultivated lands, 1,447
hectares of jute cultivated lands, 5,755 hectares of vegetable farming lands,
21 hectares of tomatoes lands and 485 hectares of sesame farming lands, the
officials said.

Besides, 270 hectares of mug dal (pulse) farming lands, 175 hectares of green
chilli farming lands, 33 hectares of ginger cultivated lands, 203 hectares of
turmeric, 30 hectares of Chinese nuts, 1.50 hectares of maize, 1,705 hectares
of mango, 77 hectares of litchi, 118 hectares of watermelon, 310 hectares of
papaya, 545 hectares of banana, 877 hectares of betel leaf, 72 hectares of
sugarcane, 3,750 hectares of Bona Aman and 115 hectares of other crops lands
have been affected.

According to The National Disaster Response Coordination Centre (NDRCC), due
to the cyclone Remal’s rampage and the overflow of water, Khulna district
witnessed the highest number of damaged houses as a total of 20,762 were
totally destroyed while the number is 10,000 in Bagerhat. (BSS)