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JICA Baseline Study for Dhaka |
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Location |
Grteater Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Type of Project |
Flood Control
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Period of Study |
December, 1999 to March, 2000
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Client |
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) |
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Description
After the devastating flood of 1988,
a comprehensive study in the name of Flood Action Plan (FAP) was launched.
In support of the Government’s flood action programme, both the
Government of Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) agreed to provide
assistance for the Dhaka Town Protection component, FAP-8. This was a two
part coordinated action plan, viz: Under Phase-I of the DIFPP,
construction of the Dhaka Western embankment was completed in 1997. That
is why the western part of the Dhaka City was flood-free during the 1998
flood. After the flood, the Government of Bangladesh decided to construct
the Dhaka Eastern embankment presently. Bangladesh Water Development Board
(BWDB) prepared a TOR for construction of the Eastern embankment and a
Bypass. The preferred option combined construction of the embankment by
the right side of the Balu River, and a low-level Bypass through the Dhaka
eastern floodplain area. In 1999, the Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA) intended to acquire baseline information on the
status of propositions made under FAP 8 studies and the implementation
made during the period 1991-2000. SWMC was entrusted to conduct a study
for the baseline information survey for Dhaka City and its adjoining
areas, with special reference to the Dhaka East areas. The main objective
of this study was for a baseline assessment of the hydrological,
morphological and demographic changes that have taken place in the project
area after the assessment made in 1991 by JICA during the FAP 8A study. The study provided the following
outputs: |
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