Standing crops on vast areas of land have damaged and fishes in several ponds, enclosures were washed away by flash flood in Satkhira .
Fishes worth over Tk 194 crore, transplanted Aman on 12,330 hectares, Aush on 2,550 hectares and Aman seedbeds on 1,995 hectares were damaged due to the flood caused by incessant rain, sources said.
District fisheries office sources said 2,296 tonnes of shrimps worth over Tk 144 crore of 3,300 shrimp enclosures and 3,942 tonnes of freshwater fish worth over Tk 36 crore in seven upazilas of the district were washed away by the flood.
Official sources said the flood disrupted normal life in the district and left several thousand people marooned.
Meanwhile, the government in the first phase has allocated 71 tonnes of rice for the affected people.
Source : New Age
