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Tangail is known for producing copious amounts of lemon, including the seedless, elachi and Colombo varieties.
The district s Delduar upazila is the main hub for lemon growers and orchards in the area.
As per data from the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) office in Tangail, lemon was cultivated on 2,157 hectares of land in the district this season.
Delduar upazila was the most heavily cultivated as 800 hectares of land was used while it was 615 hectares in Mirzapur, 130 hectares in Sakhipur and 71 hectares in Madhupur.
The district grew around 42,287 tonnes of lemon in total this year with each hectare producing about 20 tonnes of the fruit.
Dismal sales frustrate Tangail sari traders
Traders pass idle times at the weekly Karatia market in Tangail due to a lack of buyers amid the pandemic. Star
Staff Correspondent, Tangail
Staff Correspondent, Tangail
The traditional weaving industry in Tangail district needs both public and private support in order to recover from the Covid-19 and flood-induced losses, according to local traders. Few buyers for the famous Tangail sari are turning up ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, said trader Mirza Shakil. This has left local sari weavers and traders frustrated with their unsold stocks, he added.
During a recent visit to sari markets in Sadar upazila and Kalihati upazila, it was seen that sales were less than 15 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ordered that the ex-gratia amount of Rs 4 lakh each for the next of kin of the dead be given without any delay, an official statement said.
Search and rescue operations under way. Image tweeted by @ramkripalmp
Nine people died when a pick-up van carrying a marriage party fell from a pontoon bridge into river Ganga in Patna s Danapur locality on Friday morning, District Magistrate Chandrasekhar Singh said.
The driver of the vehicle with 13 people on board lost control of it while crossing the Peepa Pul in Akihpur area, he said.
Four people swam to safety while nine died, the DM said.
9 die as pick-up van falls into river in Patna
PATNA: At least nine people died when a pick-up van carrying them fell from a pontoon bridge into river Ganga in Patna’s Danapur locality on Friday morning, District Magistrate Chandrasekhar Singh said.
The driver of the vehicle with around 13 people on board lost control of it while crossing the Peepa Pul in Akihpur area, he said.
Four people swam to safety while nine died, the DM said.
The pick-up van was carrying members of a family returning from a marriage function at Akhipur to their Chitrakut Nagar residence in Danapur. The incident took place around 7.30 am, he said.