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BANGLADESH WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD ACHIEVEMENT AT A GLANCE UPTO JUNE, 2006

Project Type Number of project Total Below 1000- 5001- Above 1000 5000 15000 15000 Hac Hac Hac Hac FCDI 20 70 41 29 160 Irrigation 62 26 0 5 93 Drainage and Irrigation 10 28 13 2 53 Flood Control and 13 44 41 24 122 Drainage Coastal Flood Control 5 57 42 20 124 and Drainage Drainage 1 17 7 11 36 Others 96 Total 111 242 144 91 684 MAJOR PHYSICAL COMPONENTS

Embankment 9943 Km Coastal (115 Polders) 4530 Km Others 5413 Km Irrigation Canal 5111 Km Drainage Channel 3783 Km Hydraulic Structures 13949 Nos Pump House 19 Nos Pump 100 Nos Barrage (Manu,Buri-Teesta, Teesta & Tangon) 4 Nos River Closures 1300 Nos Bridges & Culverts 5593 Nos Roads Metalled 525 Km Semi-Pucca 504 Km Rubber dam (Pekua, Mahamaya) 2 Nos Weir (Dhapa, Magura) 2 Nos BENEFITS DERIVED

FCDI Facilities 58.91 Lac ha. Irrigation Facilities 14.14 Lac ha. Area Reclaimed From Sea 1 Lac ha.

Food Production in WDB Project area in 2005-06

Total 266 Lac Ton Increased yield 92 Lac Ton Value of Increased Production 9180 Crore Tk

River erosion and Bank Protection

Bank Revetment 468 Km Spur 220 No. Expenditure incurred 3784 Crore Tk Value of property saved 40,000 Crore Tk Town Protection 20 Nos.

BANGLADESH WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD Activities for 2006-2007

Irrigation Projects 9 No. Water Resource Projects 41 No. T A Projects 3 No. Total Number of Projects 53 No.

ADP Allocation 879.25 Crore Tk Revenue Budget a. Development Program (1 Project) 50.00 Crore Tk b. Non-development O&M Budget 178.61 Crore Tk c. Non-development Establishment Budget 150.48 Crore Tk

Total Allocation for BWDB 1258.34 Crore Tk