The jute growers in Narsingdi are facing problem in rotting their harvested jute plants due to lack of sufficient water in canals, ponds and ditches. Rotting of jute plants need at least three-foot depth of water but the local water sources such as canals, ponds and ditches lack the required amount of water, local farmers said. Absence of sufficient water in the canals and ditches are seriously hampering rotting of jute plants in different areas of the district this year, they said. The canals, ponds and ditches normally get filled up with water during the Bangla months of Ashar, Shraban and Bhadra every year but this year is an exception. Agriculture officials said usually 600 to 750mm rainfall was needed every monsoon to fill up the canals and ditches with water. But this time the district witnessed only 300mm rainfall, an official said.