Fish farming faces flood fury in Trishal
Star Business Report
The raging floods have played havoc with fish farming at Trishal in Mymensingh, causing huge loss to farmers.Most fish ponds at Trishal, known for farming pangas fish, have been washed away. Farmers put the preliminary loss at Shimulia village alone at around Tk 50 lakh. The owner of Khan Fishery Farm at the village said he has lost some Tk 7 lakh as three of his enclosures have been washed away by the floodwaters. Shimulia apart, fish farms in Dhanikhola and Motibhatia villages in the upazila have gone under floodwaters. Besides, about 1000 acres of cropland producing Aus paddy have been devastated at Shimulia village.
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