drinking water from dug-wells in some of the drought-prone high Barind tract
where the existing shallow and deep tube-wells are yet to reach due to
various reasons.
household purposes but also cultivating various less-irrigation consuming
cereal crops and vegetables after the best uses of the surface water.
Around 750 hectares of land have been brought under vegetable farming
through operating 413 dug-wells which were installed on behalf of a four-year
project titled “Extension Excavation of Dug-well in the Barind Area for
Cultivation of Crops by Soft Irrigation”.
Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) has implemented the
project in nine upazilas of Naogaon and Chapainawabganj districts for
Commercial guava farming becomes boon for many Rajshahi people
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By Dr Aynal Haque
RAJSHAHI, Dec 12, 2020 (BSS) – Commercial farming of high yielding guava has been gaining popularity in the region including its vast barind tract and char (riverbed) areas of the Padma river as the farmers reap better yield and get fair market price from the cash crop.
A large number of growers have attained financial solvency by growing the fruit on their lands while Thai guava cultivation is expanding in the areas for good market price bringing a new dimension in the local economy.
As a whole, the Thai guava farming has brought a smile on the faces of grassroots farmers in the region this season.
Solar charge system starts gaining popularity in Rajshahi
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By Dr Aynal Haque
RAJSHAHI, Dec 11, 2020 (BSS) – Commercial solar charging system has started gaining popularity as many people are getting benefits from the modern system in the region including its vast Barind tract for the last couple of years.
In line with the system, success has been attained in the solar charging system installed around two and half years back here experimentally aims at lessening the gradually mounting pressure on electricity.
Auto-rickshaws are being given charges at a cost-effective rate through the solar charging system creating hope among the auto-rickshaw drivers and owners in Damkura area under Paba Upazila in the district.