Boro harvest in full swing in Sylhet’s haor
Farmers in a hurry to avoid nor’wester
Six large haor areas in Moulvibazar were brought under cultivatio n this season to produce 218,022 tonnes of paddy. The photo was taken from Hakaluki haor in Sylhet on Saturday. Photo: Mintu Deshwara
Farmers have already harvested about 25 per cent of the boro paddy sown in haor areas of Sylhet despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Besides, the region s vast haor tract has produced good yields, much to the delight of locals. Farmers began to harvest paddy as early as possible this season in anticipation of natural calamities that could devastate their crops.