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Recent floods have caused an estimated Tk 771.5 million (about Tk 77.15 crore) in losses to the livestock sector across Bangladesh’s Chattogram Division, killing more than 161,000 animals and poultry and affecting millions more, according to the latest report from the Divisional Livestock Office.
The report said the floods affected 191 unions in 45 upazilas across five districts, with total losses estimated at Tk 771,502,240.
Chattogram district suffered the heaviest damage, accounting for Tk 600.68 million in losses. Cox’s Bazar recorded losses of Tk 135.39 million, followed by Rangamati with Tk 29.98 million, Khagrachhari with Tk 3.7 million and Bandarban with Tk 1.75 million.
A total of 10,991 livestock and poultry farms were damaged, including 4,756 livestock farms that sustained losses of Tk 175.57 million and 6,235 poultry farms with damages estimated at Tk 197.3 million.
The floods also destroyed 910 tonnes of concentrated animal feed, 14,265 tonnes of straw and 9,129 tonnes of grass, causing significant additional losses. The value of livestock and poultry that died during the disaster has been estimated at nearly Tk 48.5 million.
According to the report, 161,394 cattle, goats, sheep, ducks and chickens died in the floods. These included 71 cattle, 165 goats, 50 sheep, 158,600 chickens and 2,508 ducks. Chattogram district alone accounted for the deaths of 39 cattle, 95 goats, 42 sheep, 142,137 chickens and 1,300 ducks.
Floodwaters also inundated grazing land, covering 1,001 acres in Chattogram, 7,840 acres in Cox’s Bazar, 510 acres in Bandarban and 1,129 acres in Rangamati.
In addition, around 3.33 million animals and birds were affected by the floods, including 223,390 cattle, 4,755 buffaloes, 160,087 sheep, 2.85 million chickens and 70,370 ducks across the five districts.
Veterinary teams have so far treated 11,897 livestock and 84,650 poultry, while 10,689 livestock and 19,027 poultry have been vaccinated to prevent disease outbreaks.
The disaster also damaged eight livestock offices—three in Chattogram, one in Cox’s Bazar and four in Bandarban.
Dr Muhammad Izmal Hasan, Deputy Director (Veterinary Public Health) of the Chattogram Divisional Livestock Office, said field-level assessments indicate that total losses in the livestock sector have reached nearly Tk 771.5 million.