Incessant showers and consequent tidal surges acted as a severe blow to shrimp farmers in Bagerhat district have been dealt another severe blow this year, reports UNB.
This year, shrimps, crabs and different species of fish worth over Tk 6 crore have been swept away by tidal surges with more than 8,000 shrimp enclosures going under water across the southern district, pushing many farmers to the brink of starvation.
In Chanditola village of Bagerhat’s Rampal upazila, for instance, most of the farmers have lost their shrimp enclosures to the late-monsoon showers and tidal surges.
The scenario is the same in villages across other upazilas of the district prompting the District Shrimp Farmers’ Association to demand from the government an insurance scheme for their members to protect them from such unexpected losses.
Bd-pratidin English/Ishrar Tabassum
