100-year Bangladesh delta plan on cards

[extra terrestrial]

Dhaka – The government has been formulating a long-term plan for Bangladesh, a Himalayan delta, with the climate change fallouts and growing pressure of population in the South Asian country.

The hundred-year long scheme titled Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 began in March this year and be finalized with the financial support of Dutch government in 2016, according to officials at the planning ministry.

Bangladesh’s planning commission will supervise the initial tasks at a cost of 87 crore taka. Expert from 11 organizations have been working to conduct researches on at least 20 aspects of development over the Himalayan delta plan.

Bangladesh’s Centre for Environmental and Geographic Information Services and the Institute of Water Modelling have been working as local experts while the nine other organizations from the Netherlands will provide support to necessary researches.

Bangladesh has been divided into eight geo-ecological areas, and the plan will be finalized based on their characters and requirements, Prof M Monowar Hossain, executive director of Institute of Water Modelling said.

Earlier the government had undertaken different initiatives including national water management plan, integrated coastal management plan, haor development master plan and national water resources management plan as development measures along with saving nature and ecology.

Planning minister AK Khandker and Dutch Minister for Development Ben Knapen signed a memorandum of understanding in Dhaka on March 22 focusing on strategic partnership on sustainable delta management based on the experience of the Netherlands.

Prof Shamsul Alam, member of Planning Commission said that the government has been taking into consideration issues like climate change, water resources management, river dredging and construction of embankments in a coordinated approach.

Reducing the negative impacts of climate change will be the prime future of Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100, he added.

Earlier, the countries like Vietnam and Indonesia undertook coordinated approach for development.

100-year Bangladesh delta plan on cards | newsnext bangladesh

 

[asad71]

Appears another money-maker for the politicos/bureaucrats. How can there be a plan when Indians upstream obstruct/divert all the river systems? What will happen is every year there will be allotments made for consultancy,studies, etc and scoop out money from those.

 

[extra terrestrial]

Appears another money-maker for the politicos/bureaucrats. How can there be a plan when Indians upstream obstruct/divert all the river systems?

We need to take this issue to the international court before it's to late.

What will happen is every year there will be allotments made for consultancy,studies, etc and scoop out money from those.

I think the feasibility study is already completed which began in 2012, the project is now waiting for implementation which will start when the financial support is ensured.

 

[Cold Blood]

Is the project of building green belt of mangrove forest in the coastal areas part of this plan?

 

[the just]

Is the project of building green belt of mangrove forest in the coastal areas part of this plan?

No and no.Surface modeling center of Bangladesh has worked with WHO and gave the report to Bangladesh government back in mid 90s.due to farakkah ,sweet water infusion with salt water of bay of Bengal is not happening constantly yearly. Underground water resources can take only 4 months of heavy rainfall and store it.the salt water equation has become so imbalanced in sunderban that mangroves are dying naturally. The south of Bangladesh only has the right consistency for mangrove forest.Chittagong /shondip/hatia is not .

 

[Cold Blood]

No and no.Surface modeling center of Bangladesh has worked with WHO and gave the report to Bangladesh government back in mid 90s.due to farakkah ,sweet water infusion with salt water of bay of Bengal is not happening constantly yearly. Underground water resources can take only 4 months of heavy rainfall and store it.the salt water equation has become so imbalanced in sunderban that mangroves are dying naturally. The south of Bangladesh only has the right consistency for mangrove forest.Chittagong /shondip/hatia is not .

Yes but there was a project of extending the mangrove forests throughout the coastal areas as means of deterring the adverse effects of climate change. Also, you should know about the Nijhum island near Noakhali, the island is entirely a mangrove forest.

 

[arp2041]

If BD survives the wrath of Global warming, we will surely talk about this plan

 

[Cold Blood]

If BD survives the wrath of Global warming, we will surely talk about this plan

The wrath of global warming will be suffered by the whole world not only BD.

 

[extra terrestrial]

Is the project of building green belt of mangrove forest in the coastal areas part of this plan?

I don't think so. That project is already under implementation and is sponsored by the climate change fund.