A dam along the coastal areas of the district is on the verge of collapse, with incessant showers having caused all major rivers across the district to swell. With water levels of all the major rivers in Ashashuni and Shyamnagar upazilas of the district rising by the hour, several low-lying areas have already been inundated. Many fish enclosures have been washed away in these two upazilas, officials said. Zulfikar Ali Ripon, officer-in-charge of Satkhira Weather Observatory Centre, attributed the showers to the depression in the Bay of Bengal. Read Also: Two months after Cyclone Amphan, why are residents of Koyra still languishing in shelter centres? The weather department has recorded 30mm of rainfall in the district in the past 24 hours, he said. Abul Khayer, executive engineer of Satkhira Water Development Board, said that a 62-km span of the dam at 35 points of the coastal areas, out of 800km, is at risk of collapse, though repair work is under way.  

Incessant showers over the past three-four days have caused widespread damage to lentil, chilli, mustard and wheat crops across 18,632 hectares of farmland in Narail district, authorities said. "The untimely rain will delay the cultivation of Rabi crops this year in the district, which starts from mid-November and lasts till March," Dipak Kumar Roy, deputy director of Narail Agricultural Extension Department, told UNB. Also read: Faridpur flood: Over 2000ha cropland submerged for nearly four weeks The showers have damaged winter crops like radish, cabbage, cauliflower and turnip across 1,045 hectares, mustard crops across 7,730 hectares, lentil crops across 7,545 hectares and wheat crops across 2,100 hectares, according to data. Besides, boro seed beds across 162 hectares of farmland have also sustained damage in the rain, the Agricultural Extension Department said. "Wheat, mustard, and lentil crops have sustained the maximum damage in the rain as these are planted across 70 percent of farmland in Narail," said Dipak. "However, the extent of damage could be ascertained only when the showers stop." Also read: 15,520 hectares of croplands inundated in Kurigram Tazul Islam, agricultural representative of Narail-2 MP, however, said that the district may lag in crop production this season.