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Illegal structures on Patuakhali canal Farmers of 10 adjacent villages in Kalapara upazila depend on the canal’s water Illegal structures are being built on the canal in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali. Photo: Star Our Correspondent, Patuakhali Our Correspondent, Patuakhali Illegal structures are being built on Bharani khal in Dhankhali union under Kalapara upazila of the district, causing hindrance to the normal flow of water in the canal. There are 10 villages, including paved roads, on both sides of the nine-km-long canal from Devpur dam to Londa area. About five thousand farmers of the villages cultivate several thousand acres of agricultural land through this single canal. ....
Now though, our financial stability has improved, he added. However, Hawlader is concerned about a government decision to import at least 10 lakh tonnes of rice from abroad this year in a bid to boost the country s food grain reserve amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The decision to import rice will likely reduce the market price and lead to losses, he said. Echoing the same, Anwar Hossain Talukder, another farmer from the same village, said the government should consider the interest of local farmers when taking such decisions. Otherwise, the farmers will lose interest in cultivation in the face of gradual losses, Talukder added. ....
Kalapara awaits another 1,320MW power plant Construction work of the power plant in Kalapara, Patuakhali is going on. Photo: Sohrab Hossain Another coal-based power plant is being set up in Dhankhali area under Kalapara of Patuakhali district to generate 1,320 megawatts (MW) of electricity. The plant will cost an estimated Tk 20,000 crore with joint investment from Bangladesh s Rural Power Company and China s Norinco International Cooperation. It will generate electricity at Tk 6 per unit, officials said. With about 27 per cent of the infrastructure development work already been completed, the plant is scheduled to start production in February 2023. Construction of another coal-based power plant of the same capacity started in the same area in January 2020. ....