In Netrokona’s haor region, several crop protection embankments have collapsed and developed cracks following light rainfall, causing panic among local farmers. The embankments, built annually under the government’s Kabita project through the Water Development Board (Paubo), are meant to protect boro crops from early flooding. This year, construction and repair work began late, and residents allege that inexperienced committees were formed under the scheme, leading to poor-quality work.
Reports indicate that embankments in Khaliajuri upazila’s Chakua union, including the Chautara haor and PI river embankments, have been damaged. Some projects allegedly involved minimal soil work, and protective measures such as sandbags and bamboo reinforcements were not completed on time. Paubo officials acknowledged the damage and said repair work was underway. Local officials, including the upazila executive officer and district administration, have instructed immediate repairs and regular monitoring.
According to official data, 202 project implementation committees were responsible for maintaining 136.798 km of embankments across five upazilas, covering about 134,000 hectares of farmland. The total estimated cost was around 310 million taka.
ম. কিবরিয়া চৌধুরী, নেত্রকোনা প্রকাশ : ২৯ মার্চ ২০২৬, ১০: ৩৭আপডেট : ২৯ মার্চ ২০২৬, ১০: ৫২ নেত্রকোনার হাওরাঞ্চলে সামান্য বৃষ্টিতে ফসলরক্ষা বাঁধে ধস ও ফাটল দেখা দিয়েছে। এতে কৃষকের মনে আতঙ্ক বিরাজ করছে। এ নিয়ে দিশাহারা হয়ে পড়েছেন কৃষক। জানা গেছে, নেত্রকো
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