Sunamganj, Jan. 9 -- Anxious days are returning for farmers in the haor areas of Sunamganj as work on crop protection dams remains sluggish, even three weeks after the official deadline for starting construction passed.

Although construction has begun in some haors, the overall pace has been slow, fuelling frustration among farmers who depend on the timely completion of embankments to protect their Boro crops from early floods.

Many fear that continued delays could leave vast tracts of farmland vulnerable during the coming monsoon.

According to the Water Development Board, several factors have hindered timely implementation.

Delays in the recession of water from the haors and complications in forming Project Implementation Committee (...