Officials said the 32 km crop protection dam was damaged at Nischintapur and Pushaw points in Joyshiddhi union in Itna and in Hakimpur and Paglar Dhair areas in Katkhal union in Mithamoin due to rush of water in last three days.

Boro paddy on about 7500 acres in Katkhal, Kewarjore, Dhaki and Boirati union in Mithamoin upazila and Joyshiddhi and Alongjori union in Itna went under water, according to Abdul Baten, Deputy Director (DD) of Kishoreganj district Agriculture Extension Department (AED). The Bijoy dam breached at several points, he added.

Former chairman of Gopdighi Union Parishad Ashraful Alam said a portion of the dam was damaged at Hakimpur in Mithamoin upazila, inundating Boro paddy fields in Gopdhighi and Katkhal unions.

Jashim Uddin of Joyshidhi village in Joyshidhi union in Itna upazila said as flash flood inundated paddy fields at night, most farmers in Joyshidhi and Alongjuri could not do anything to harvest the crop. The whole haor (water body) area is now a vast sheet of water, he said.

Sujon of Charigram village in Dhaki union in Mithamoin upazila lamented saying, "We suffered a lot for urea and diesel crises and spent extra money to produce the crop. Now flood has taken away our crop".

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Tapan Kumar Biswas and AED officials visited the flooded areas yesterday.

The officials said more croplands may go under water in haor (water body) areas in Kishoreganj because water is still rolling down from hills across the border.

Sadar Union Parishad chairman in Mithamoin upazila Achia Alam said the Bijoy dam breached at several points as it was not repaired since it was built.

The 32 km dam was built in 2004 by a non-government organisation to protect crops in four unions in Itna and Mithamoin upazilas. It was not repaired since then.