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CHANDPUR
IRRIGATION PROJECT |
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Background |
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Chandpur Irrigation Project is located at the confluence of the Meghna & Dakatia River. The area at the pre-project condition used to experience flood, draught and drainage congestion in every year.
As a result, the living condition of the project people were in full of un-certainty. To solve the problem and improve the Socio-economic condition of the people, a multi purpose project which included flood control, drainage and irrigation facilities together with agricultural development was taken up during 1963. The physical work of the project was started during 1973 in full swing and completed during 1978 under IDA assistance costing Tk. 54.30 crores. |
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Location and Area |
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The location of the project is 5km. south of Chandpur Town comprises with 6 (six) upazillas in Chandpur and Laxmipur district with a gross area of 57000 hectors. The project area is protected by 100 km. flood embankment. The mighty river Meghna is flowing at western side of the project. |
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Aim and Objective |
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The main objective of the project is to bring the area under full flood control of gross area of 57000 hectors and irrigation net work of the cultivable land of 28500 hectors of boost up agricultural production through adopting modern technology. After implementation of the project, intensive crop production had been continuing throughout the year and the cropping intensity had been increased from 151 % to 234%. |
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Production Impact |
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Chandpur Irrigation Project is one of the successful flood control drainage and irrigation project of the BWDB. The pre-project production was about 1.08 lac. M. Ton costing Tk. 60.00 crores whereas the present post project production is about 3.57 lac M. Ton costing Tk. 200.00 crores more. With implementation of the project, drastic improvement in production of coconut, betelunt, betel leaf and sugar cane was observed. |
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Income and Employment Opportunity |
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After implementation of the project, about 90 lacs labour days have been generated for operation and maintenance and increased agricultural activities with the introduction of improved agricultural practices. Income and employment opportunity has been increased to a great extent. Agriculture based cottage industry, markets, business, communication, transportation, employment in NGO's bank, educational institution, etc. have also been developed. |
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Environment |
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With improved water management and drainage facilities, improvement on environmental aspects created infrastructures by increasing opportunity like plantation, afforestation, communication and planned fishery development by Fishery Directorate, creation of the above facilities, there is no adverse impact on environment. |
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Yearly Operation and Maintenance |
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Yearly requirement of O&M cost is about 5 crores. The O&M work is hampering due to inadequate budget provision and allocation under GOB and FFW. |
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River Erosion Problem |
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River erosion is the main threat to the project. Since its implementation, the flood embankment has so far been retired for 4 times due to severs erosion of river Meghna. The river has engulfed 5000 hectors area within the project and 3000 hectors outside the project. Continuation of the river erosion practices in different lacatioon along the embankment of Haimchar Upazilla again 10 km. flood embankment in between km. 72.00 to km. 82.00 is seriously threatenet. To protect the project from river erosion, a project proposal named 'Chandpur Irrigation Project Protection Project' with an estimated cost of Tk. 382 crores has been prepared and submitted to the inter-Ministerial/Pre-ECNEC meeting and discussed. As per decision and instruction, model study is going, result of model study will be submitted shortly. |
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Present Situation and Recommendation |
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Erosion situation has been developed again during May/2000 due to increase of water level along with severe current compiled with bed scouring from Tajkharkandi to Maddaybazar under Haimchar upazilla and the river has eroded Charbairabi U.P. office, including other infrastructure threatening the existence of the flood embankment in between kin. 73.50 and km. 76.50 of which, the embankment at a length of 1.20 km. has been eroded by cyclonic storm on 28.10.2000. The river is advancing towards the embankment. In the meantime 3 km. embankment in between km. 73.50 and km. 76.50 has been completely eroded. The erosion trend of the Meghna river is towards left bank i.e. towards Chandpur Irrigation Project. |
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Project at a Glance |
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1. Name of the project |
Chandpur Irrigation Project (CIP) |
2. Project concept |
Flood Control, Drainage and Irrigation. |
3. Location |
Chanpur, Faridgonj & Haimchar Upazilla in Chandpur District and Raipur, Laxmipur Ramgonj in Laxmipur District. |
4. Project area(at present) |
53,363 hector |
5. Irrigable area |
28,423 hector |
6. Construction work: |
a) Pump House with Navigation Lock Gate=2 Nos. : |
1 no. consisting 6 (six) pumps having capacity of 5.67 cumec each. |
b) Regulator with Navigation lack gate : |
1 No. with a drainage capacity of 651 cumec. |
c) Small Regulator : |
4 Nos. |
d) Flood embankment : |
100 km. |
e) Main irrigation canal : |
1 No. (Dakatia River) 58 km. |
f) Secondary Irrigation canal : |
754 km |
g) L.L.P : |
1600 Nos. |
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7. Project cost |
54.30 crore. (IDA Loan 17.15 crore) |
8. Implementation period |
1963 to 1978 (Physical work 1973 to'78) |
9. Yearly additional income |
Tk. 200 crore |
10. Yearly O & M cost |
Tk. 5 crore |
11. Cropping intensity |
a) Pre-project =151 b) Post Project =234% |
12. Financial Assistance |
IDA (World Bank) & Govt. of Bangladesh (GOB) |
13. Implementing agency |
Bangladesh Water Development Board under Ministry of Water Resources. |
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