MoU on Ganges barrage on the cards
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OK, this is not a vanity project. But, who will finally bankroll the project except some newspapers say Japan and China will pay the bill. Do you people really believe such a gigantic project needs only $4 billion to complete? Note when the Padma Bridge itself will cost more than $2 billion, how it is possible to build an across the river barrage with only double that money? Unlike a bridge, every inch of a barrage is made of concrete and steel, and these two materials are very expensive.
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Good point. But this barrage is extremely important and achieving this would boost Hasina's reign into power and popularity. If she can get this done, with or without India's approval, she will gain massive appreciation for it. Our people's survival instinct is way larger then who is in power and with whose help. If you get important projects done, you will get votes, regardless of how evil she is. That's how it works.
India will again prove she is a friend of BD by building 16 more dams across the upper Ganges at a time when BD planners want to build a $10 billion worth of Ganges Barrage across the river. 16 new dams will cause the flow of Ganges flow to BD to a trifling 5% of the original historical flow.
It is the same with Teesta. BD built its Teesta Dam and subsequently India, the friend of BD, also built another in the upstream. Now, our part of Teesta is dry. I do not think India will sign a MoU for the Ganges Barrage because it is not a stakeholder in that project.
Its really unfortunate with whats happening with Teesta. I think we sould have had a stronger commitment for Teesta than just oiling India all the time. India cant squize Pakistan on water issue as Pakistan's stand is very tough. Our politicians should learn from them on how to deal with Teesta issue.
Yes, Pakistan is very tough in its dealing with India. But, even then, this notorious India gives trouble to Pakistan by the threat of withholding water from many common rivers. Note that Farakka was also built before 1971. Anyway, Pakistan also denies India any facilities on Indian approach for a connectivity (road and gas import) through its territory.
This has resulted a virtual landlocked India in its western front. India is more landlocked in its east though the map points to a 20 km. Silguri corridor. Indian ego deserves reciprocity from its neighbors.
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Well, she doesn't need India here... Just a confidence building measure...
India would be interested due to the same old shit... to counter China...
I don't think Japan is as enthusiastic about this project as it was before...
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Why do we need Indian confidence to irrigate our farmer. What kind of nonsensical analogy is that?
India is like a Satan and once you carry her on the soldier, you wont be able to pull her off. Bangladesh should be careful, how it entangle a foreign nation in its internal affairs.
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I can not agree more. If hasina can implement the barrage even I would forgive all the BAL crimes.
It would cement her legacy as a great national leader. I wish her well in her aim to get the barrage built.
India can not prevent the barrage being built only impediment is money and will.
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This was first planned in early fifties by the East Pakistan Govt. Kobadak is shortening of Sanskrit name of river 'Kapotakhya'. Article is from Banglapedia. (BTW Banglapedia was launched a decade before Wikipedia - even on the web).
Ganges-Kobadak Irrigation Project
Ganges-Kobadak Irrigation Project a large surface irrigation system of the country set up by the bangladesh water development board (BWDB) on the right bank of the ganges. The project, better known as (G-K Project) covers an area of 197,500 ha, of which 142,000 ha are net irrigable, and are under the jurisdiction of Kushtia, Chuadanga, Jhenaidaha and Magura districts. A total of 13 upazilas of these 4 districts are covered by the project-Kushtia Sadar, Kumarkhali, Khoksa, Mirpur, Bheramara, Chuadanga, Alamdanga, Jhenaidaha, Harinakunda, Shailkupa, Magura Sadar, Sreepur and Daulatpur. The river Ganges and Gorai bound the project area on the north, The gorai-madhumati on the east, the nabaganga on the south, and the Mathabhanga on the west. The G-K Project represents an irrigation system in which water is lifted from the Ganges river by pumps and is distributed by gravity canals. Flood control and improvement of drainage are minor components of the system. The objectives were to increase food production, improve cropping patterns, increase cropping intensity, and improve the socioeconomic conditions of the farmers.
Initial survey to set up the project was conducted in 1951, but the Government of Pakistan approved the project proposal in 1954. Implementation of the project started during the fiscal year 1954-55. In 1962-63, some local varieties of rice were cultivated under this irrigation project for the first time. At that time HYV (high yield variety) rice was not available in the area. Afterwards, cultivation of HYV rice became popular among the farmers, especially HYV aush and HYV aman in Kharif-I (March to June) and Kharif-II (mid-July to November) respectively. The project was planned and designed for supplementary irrigation alone, but it is currently being utilised to irrigate an additional HYV aus crop that has a higher water demand. Till 1999, the maximum achievement of irrigation reached 43,000 ha in the aman (Kharif-II) season, while 99,000 ha were irrigated during the aus (Kharif-I) season.
The whole project is divided into two units, the Kushtia Unit and the Jessore Unit. The Kushtia unit is in two parts, Phase-I and Phase-II. Phase-I has a command area of 85,020 ha, of which 48,700 ha are irrigable. Phase-II has a command area of 117,814 ha, of which 93,300 ha are irrigable. The system has a total irrigable area of 142,000 ha.
However, the project has suffered from problems both at the implementation and operational stages. Water use has been considerably higher than anticipated and this has led to a reluctance to develop the full irrigable area. Operations to extract water from the Ganges are made difficult because dry-season water levels are significantly below the level for which the pumps were designed, and up to one million cubic metres of slit has to be dredged annually from the canal leading from the Ganges to the pump house. Rehabilitation work to increase the capacity of the water delivery system was initiated in 1984 and completed in 1993.
In the GK system, water is pumped from the river Ganges and distributed to the field by gravity. The project has two pump houses with pumps having various capacities. Three main pumps with a designed capacity of 37 cumec each, and 12 subsidiary pumps with a capacity of 3.5 cumec each are used for pumping water from the river to the main canal. The total lifting capacity of these 15 pumps is 153 cumec. There are two main canals - the Kushtia Canal and the Ganges Canal. The service area of the Kushtia Canal, which started functioning in 1969-70, is called Phase-I. The service area of the Ganges Canal, functioning since 1982-83, is called Phase-II. The project has 1,655 km long canals for distributing water. The total length of the main canals is 193 km, of secondary canals 467 km, (total number 17) and of tertiary canals 995 km (total number 154). There are field channels with a total length of 2,770.70 km (total number 1,772). The G-K Project is also aimed at improving the overall drainage system of the area and there are 971-km long drainage canals for the purpose. The project has constructed 228-km long inspection roads which serve the project as well as the people in the area. Bridges and culverts have been constructed over different canals - 1,268 on irrigation canals, 653 on field channels and 253 on drainage canals. A total of 39 km dam has been constructed to keep the project area flood free. A total number of 1,402 personnel are engaged in this project of whom 57 are officers and technical experts while the other 1,345 are supporting and field staff.
During periods of low flow in the Ganges, the pumps deliver some 122 cusec, only 68% of the designed discharge of 180 cusec. In recent years, farmers in the area have turned to tubewells to augment supplies, although they revert to surface water whenever it is available.
The irrigation system is generally energised in mid-February and is shut down in mid-November. The system remains inoperative during the winter for annual maintenance. Using the G-K Project's irrigation facility, farmers are producing about 0.3 million tons of excess crops every year which is valued at about Tk 2,400 million. [Masud Hasan Chowdhury]
The G-K irrigation project recently brought four south western districts under cultivation due to introduction of a 'new season'. Farmers will now be able to cultivate their lands 3 times a year as GK project will ensure water supply. With the new initiative, about 3 lakh tones more rice are expected to be produced in about 1.16 lakh hectares under the project area. [Sanzida Murshed]
Ganges-Kobadak Irrigation Project
Ganges-Kobadak Irrigation Project a large surface irrigation system of the country set up by the bangladesh water development board (BWDB) on the right bank of the ganges. The project, better known as (G-K Project) covers an area of 197,500 ha, of which 142,000 ha are net irrigable, and are under the jurisdiction of Kushtia, Chuadanga, Jhenaidaha and Magura districts. A total of 13 upazilas of these 4 districts are covered by the project-Kushtia Sadar, Kumarkhali, Khoksa, Mirpur, Bheramara, Chuadanga, Alamdanga, Jhenaidaha, Harinakunda, Shailkupa, Magura Sadar, Sreepur and Daulatpur. The river Ganges and Gorai bound the project area on the north, The gorai-madhumati on the east, the nabaganga on the south, and the Mathabhanga on the west. The G-K Project represents an irrigation system in which water is lifted from the Ganges river by pumps and is distributed by gravity canals. Flood control and improvement of drainage are minor components of the system. The objectives were to increase food production, improve cropping patterns, increase cropping intensity, and improve the socioeconomic conditions of the farmers.
Initial survey to set up the project was conducted in 1951, but the Government of Pakistan approved the project proposal in 1954. Implementation of the project started during the fiscal year 1954-55. In 1962-63, some local varieties of rice were cultivated under this irrigation project for the first time. At that time HYV (high yield variety) rice was not available in the area. Afterwards, cultivation of HYV rice became popular among the farmers, especially HYV aush and HYV aman in Kharif-I (March to June) and Kharif-II (mid-July to November) respectively. The project was planned and designed for supplementary irrigation alone, but it is currently being utilised to irrigate an additional HYV aus crop that has a higher water demand. Till 1999, the maximum achievement of irrigation reached 43,000 ha in the aman (Kharif-II) season, while 99,000 ha were irrigated during the aus (Kharif-I) season.
The whole project is divided into two units, the Kushtia Unit and the Jessore Unit. The Kushtia unit is in two parts, Phase-I and Phase-II. Phase-I has a command area of 85,020 ha, of which 48,700 ha are irrigable. Phase-II has a command area of 117,814 ha, of which 93,300 ha are irrigable. The system has a total irrigable area of 142,000 ha.
However, the project has suffered from problems both at the implementation and operational stages. Water use has been considerably higher than anticipated and this has led to a reluctance to develop the full irrigable area. Operations to extract water from the Ganges are made difficult because dry-season water levels are significantly below the level for which the pumps were designed, and up to one million cubic metres of slit has to be dredged annually from the canal leading from the Ganges to the pump house. Rehabilitation work to increase the capacity of the water delivery system was initiated in 1984 and completed in 1993.
In the GK system, water is pumped from the river Ganges and distributed to the field by gravity. The project has two pump houses with pumps having various capacities. Three main pumps with a designed capacity of 37 cumec each, and 12 subsidiary pumps with a capacity of 3.5 cumec each are used for pumping water from the river to the main canal. The total lifting capacity of these 15 pumps is 153 cumec. There are two main canals - the Kushtia Canal and the Ganges Canal. The service area of the Kushtia Canal, which started functioning in 1969-70, is called Phase-I. The service area of the Ganges Canal, functioning since 1982-83, is called Phase-II. The project has 1,655 km long canals for distributing water. The total length of the main canals is 193 km, of secondary canals 467 km, (total number 17) and of tertiary canals 995 km (total number 154). There are field channels with a total length of 2,770.70 km (total number 1,772). The G-K Project is also aimed at improving the overall drainage system of the area and there are 971-km long drainage canals for the purpose. The project has constructed 228-km long inspection roads which serve the project as well as the people in the area. Bridges and culverts have been constructed over different canals - 1,268 on irrigation canals, 653 on field channels and 253 on drainage canals. A total of 39 km dam has been constructed to keep the project area flood free. A total number of 1,402 personnel are engaged in this project of whom 57 are officers and technical experts while the other 1,345 are supporting and field staff.
During periods of low flow in the Ganges, the pumps deliver some 122 cusec, only 68% of the designed discharge of 180 cusec. In recent years, farmers in the area have turned to tubewells to augment supplies, although they revert to surface water whenever it is available.
The irrigation system is generally energised in mid-February and is shut down in mid-November. The system remains inoperative during the winter for annual maintenance. Using the G-K Project's irrigation facility, farmers are producing about 0.3 million tons of excess crops every year which is valued at about Tk 2,400 million. [Masud Hasan Chowdhury]
The G-K irrigation project recently brought four south western districts under cultivation due to introduction of a 'new season'. Farmers will now be able to cultivate their lands 3 times a year as GK project will ensure water supply. With the new initiative, about 3 lakh tones more rice are expected to be produced in about 1.16 lakh hectares under the project area. [Sanzida Murshed]
http://www.newagebd.net/article/13348/ganges-barrage-project-shelved
Well Awami League has decided to abandon it now with Hasina calling it "faulty and suicidal project"
Well Awami League has decided to abandon it now with Hasina calling it "faulty and suicidal project"
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