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Flood Control Projects in Bangladesh: Reasons for Failure and Recommendations for Improvement
Author(s) -
HOQUE M. MOZZAMMEL,
SIDDIQUE MOHAMMED ABU BAKAR
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
disasters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-7717
pISSN - 0361-3666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7717.1995.tb00344.x
Subject(s) - flash flood , drainage , flood control , flood myth , control (management) , intrusion , environmental planning , business , engineering , geography , computer science , ecology , archaeology , geochemistry , artificial intelligence , geology , biology
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.