Around 400 acres of farmland in Moulvibazar's two upazilas remain uncultivated every year for lack of a sluice gate in the Lachgang river in Kawadighi Haor area. Hakaluki Haor, Moulvibazar. Bangladesh Many farmers in different areas of Sadar and Rajnagar upazilas cannot brings their cropland under cultivation for not having proper irrigation facilities due to lack of a sluice gate.

Rajan Ahmad, general secretary of Moulvibazar Haor Rakkha Sangram Committee, Sadar upazila unit, said to our correspondance that a branch of the Manu river called Lachgang river flows through Boliyarbhag of Sadar upazila and falls into Kawadighi Haor. Although, farmers in around 20 villages, including Barakapan, Rasulpur, Raipur, Burikona, Biraimabad, Khaisaura, Karamullahpur, Baneshree, Parashimil, Kandigaon have been cultivating thousands of acres of land, nearly 400 acres on the upstream of the haor remain uncultivated for long due to shortage of irrigation water during the dry season, he added.

While communicating with affected farmers directly from our newspaper, Muhib Khan, Faruq Mia and some others of Rasulpur village said farmers of the area are deprived of getting at least 25,000 maunds of paddy every year. Contacting with the social organizations, our correspondance came to know that in order to bring the uncultivated land under irrigation facilities, Moulvibazar Haor Rakkha Sangram Committee, other social welfare organizations and affected farmers have been demanding installation of a sluice gate at Boaliarkara in Rajnagar upazila for long. On January 02, 2024, a big procession was brought out from Central Shaheed Minar premises which paraded the main streets of the district town and concluded at the DC office premises under the direct supervision of Executive Committee members Shahajhan Ahamad Saju Miah.