Geographic Information

'Dekhar Haor' is one of the biggest haors of Sunamganj with four upazilas of Sunamganj Sadar, Dakshin Sunamganj, Doarabazar and Chatak. The viewing hour is called Boro Bhandar. In the coming rainy season, sometimes there will be turbulent water play, sometimes it will flow calmly. Haor's chest was decorated with a vast sky. Sunamganj city's entry point Ahsan Mara area will welcome the 'Muktijudda Bhaskrya' part of the visit Haor tour.

The photo was taken recently. Photo: Anees Mahmood

A fishing boat is entering Howar through the canal. And the vehicle is going downhill. The photo is from South Sunamganj area.

Photo: Anees Mahmood

The fishing boat is drifting. The photo is from South Sunamganj area.

Photo: Anees Mahmood

Conservation efforts

SYLHET, Dec 28: Many croplands in Sunamganj district have become dry and is not ready for Boro paddy farming. A vast area on the Dekhar Haor has been dried up as influential fishermen groups withdrew water from the large waterbody for fishing weeks ago.

Farmers in good numbers in Sunamganj Sadar upazila alleged that the lessees of various haors withdrew water from the Dekhar Haor and others indiscriminately in November.

A farmer of the Lalpur area claimed that he had prepared land for cultivating Boro on 10 Bighas, but it is not possible due to water shortage.

The vast Dekhar Haor spreads Sunamganj Sadar, Biswambharpur, Doarabazar and Chhatak. Out of the total 10,000 hectares in Dekhar haor, about 9000 hectares are used for Boro paddy cultivation every year.

This year, 222,300 hectares in the district would be used for Boro farming.