BMDA brings revolutionary changes to agri-economy in Rangpur | District

ByMd Mamun IslamRANGPUR, Sept 29, 2025 (BSS) - Implementation of a surface water conservation project has brought revolutionary changes to the agricultural economy of Badarganj upazila in Rangpur, improving the livelihoods of over 20,000 farmers of many villages.The implemented 'Expansion of irrigation in greater Rangpur district through best uses of surface water and conservation of rainwater (EIR)' project is helping farmers to produce 97,820 tonnes of additional paddies worth Taka 293-crore annually in the upazila alone.Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) under the Ministry of Agriculture has implemented the five-year (2019-2025) term EIR project in 35 upazilas of Rangpur, Nilphamari, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat and Gaibandha districts, spending Taka 288-crore.Farmers of Badarganj upazila said re-excavation of extinct canals and rivers has freed their...