Rajshahi city waste chokes Barnoi River
The Barnoi River, once a lifeline for the Barind region, has turned into a channel of poison carrying Rajshahi City Corporation鈥檚 untreated sewage, industrial runoff and hospital wastes.
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Conservation agri key to climate resilience in Barind: experts
Conservation agriculture technology is emerging as a crucial solution to combat the adverse effects of climate change in the drought-prone Barind region, according to agricultural experts and researchers.
Dying Padma aggravates water scarcity in north: study
The gradual decrease in the water level of the Padma River has intensified the groundwater depletion in the High Barind Tract, an arid region in the country鈥檚 north-western part known for its severe water scarcity...
Barind farmers worried as BMDA not to allow boro cultivation
The farmers in water-stressed eight upazilas in Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, and Naogaon districts are worried as the Barind Multipurpose Development Authority will not allow to cultivate boro on all of their lands under its deep tube-well coverage in the upcoming season for severe groundwater depletion due to unplanned and excessive extraction for decades...
