BSS, Rajshahi :
Upon successful implementation of the ongoing project, the Mohananda river will get back its navigability side by side with previous position.
Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) has started implementing a Taka 159.97-crore scheme of dredging and construction of a rubber dam across Mohananda River in Chapainawabganj district.
Shahidul Islam, Executive Engineer of BWDB, told BSS that the ‘Rubber Dam Construction and River Dredging in Mohananda’ scheme will help bringing back navigability in more than 65-kilometer river area. More than 7,500 hectares of land could be brought under irrigation.
“We will bring 36-kilometer river area under dredging,” Engineer Islam said adding that the project will be implemented in three separate packages.
The Rehairchar site near Chapainawabganj town, around a half-kilometer downstream of the Beershrestha Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir Bridge, has been set for construction of a 353-meter rubber dam under the mega project.
Engineer Shahiddul Islam says the ever largest rubber dam scheme is going to be implemented across the river in the country. Thirty-six areas, 10 kilometers in upstream and 26 kilometers in downstream, of the dam will be brought under dredging.
Upon successful implementation of the scheme, more than 7,500 hectares of land will be brought under irrigation in surrounding areas.
In this regard, he said, the retained water could easily be used for supplementary irrigation of Aman paddy, wheat, pulse, oil seeds and vegetables cultivation along with pisciculture and duck farming.
It will also create employment opportunities for the day labourers and marginal farmers in agriculture and living and livelihood condition of the farmers’ community is likely to the improved through crop production.
There will be a revolutionary change in the region’s agriculture sector upon successful implementation of the project.
Jahangir Alam Khan, assistant coordinator of Integrated Water Resource Management Project of DASCOH Foundation, said the vast Barind tract is facing an acute waterless condition due to various natural and manmade reasons like Farakka Barrage, reduction of annual rainfall and climate change.
As a result, the issue of cropping depletion is gradually being surfaced. Under this adverse situation, demand for rubber dam construction has been mounted for the best uses of river water for irrigation purposes.
Re-excavation of Dhirer Khal progressing fast in Gobindaganj
BSS from Gaibandha adds: A 8 km long re-excavation work of Dhirer Khal from Paroil to Panitala Bridge under Razahar and Shakhahar unions of Gobindaganj upazila in the district is progressing fast. With the financial support of Bogura-Dinajpur Zila Small Irrigation Development project, BADC Gaibandha region is implementing the work at the cost of TK 81.47 lakh, office sources said. The objective of the work is to remove the stagnant water from the land lying on it’s both sides during the rainy season so that the local farmers can cultivate T-Aman paddy on the land easily from the next season, said an official. After the implementation of the project, the farmers will be able to use the reserved water of the canal for irrigation to cultivate Boro paddy on the land during the dry season. Executive engineer of BADC, Gaibandha region Chittaranjan Roy said about 75 percent work of the canal had already been completed and the rest work would be completed within few weeks, reports BSS.
Upon successful implementation of the ongoing project, the Mohananda river will get back its navigability side by side with previous position.
Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) has started implementing a Taka 159.97-crore scheme of dredging and construction of a rubber dam across Mohananda River in Chapainawabganj district.
Shahidul Islam, Executive Engineer of BWDB, told BSS that the ‘Rubber Dam Construction and River Dredging in Mohananda’ scheme will help bringing back navigability in more than 65-kilometer river area. More than 7,500 hectares of land could be brought under irrigation.
“We will bring 36-kilometer river area under dredging,” Engineer Islam said adding that the project will be implemented in three separate packages.
The Rehairchar site near Chapainawabganj town, around a half-kilometer downstream of the Beershrestha Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir Bridge, has been set for construction of a 353-meter rubber dam under the mega project.
Engineer Shahiddul Islam says the ever largest rubber dam scheme is going to be implemented across the river in the country. Thirty-six areas, 10 kilometers in upstream and 26 kilometers in downstream, of the dam will be brought under dredging.
Upon successful implementation of the scheme, more than 7,500 hectares of land will be brought under irrigation in surrounding areas.
In this regard, he said, the retained water could easily be used for supplementary irrigation of Aman paddy, wheat, pulse, oil seeds and vegetables cultivation along with pisciculture and duck farming.
It will also create employment opportunities for the day labourers and marginal farmers in agriculture and living and livelihood condition of the farmers’ community is likely to the improved through crop production.
There will be a revolutionary change in the region’s agriculture sector upon successful implementation of the project.
Jahangir Alam Khan, assistant coordinator of Integrated Water Resource Management Project of DASCOH Foundation, said the vast Barind tract is facing an acute waterless condition due to various natural and manmade reasons like Farakka Barrage, reduction of annual rainfall and climate change.
As a result, the issue of cropping depletion is gradually being surfaced. Under this adverse situation, demand for rubber dam construction has been mounted for the best uses of river water for irrigation purposes.
Re-excavation of Dhirer Khal progressing fast in Gobindaganj
BSS from Gaibandha adds: A 8 km long re-excavation work of Dhirer Khal from Paroil to Panitala Bridge under Razahar and Shakhahar unions of Gobindaganj upazila in the district is progressing fast. With the financial support of Bogura-Dinajpur Zila Small Irrigation Development project, BADC Gaibandha region is implementing the work at the cost of TK 81.47 lakh, office sources said. The objective of the work is to remove the stagnant water from the land lying on it’s both sides during the rainy season so that the local farmers can cultivate T-Aman paddy on the land easily from the next season, said an official. After the implementation of the project, the farmers will be able to use the reserved water of the canal for irrigation to cultivate Boro paddy on the land during the dry season. Executive engineer of BADC, Gaibandha region Chittaranjan Roy said about 75 percent work of the canal had already been completed and the rest work would be completed within few weeks, reports BSS.
