Flood Control Projects in Bangladesh

Reasons for Failure and Recommendations for Improvement

Bibliographic Data

ID3897900
AuthorsM Mozzammel Hoque (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology), Mohammed Abu Bakar Siddique (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology)
Year1995
Volume19
Issue3
Pages260-263
Publication date1995-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDisasters (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-7717.1995.tb00344.x
PMID7552114
OpenAlexW2025401622
LanguageEN
Citations received5

Flood control and drainage projects in Bangladesh are intended to give protection from main river floods, flash floods in the east and northeast of the country, and saline intrusion in the lower delta and to improve drainage in order to avoid crop damage. While in some cases such projects have had positive results, in many others their benefits have fallen well below expectations. One of the major reasons for the poor performance of projects is embankment failure, brought about by poor planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance. Recommended measures to improve the efficiency of projects include the involvement of local people in the planning and operation of projects, better training of management staff and the allocation of adequate funds for maintenance

Business · Control (management · Drainage · Environmental planning · Flash flood · Flood control · Flood myth · Geography · Intrusion · Computer Science · Engineering · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Water resources management and optimization

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