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The Effect of Climate and Anthropogenic Change on the Spatial Variability of Turbidity Maxima in the Southwest Delta of Bangladesh
The effect of climate and anthropogenic change on the spatial variability of turbidity maxima in the southwest delta of Bangladesh. by MORSHEDA BEGUM Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Water and Coastal Management. WACOMA 9/28/2018 Research Supervisor Dr Alfredo Iquierdo González Research Co-Supervisor Dr. Hans Middelkoop Mentors: Mohammed Feroz Islam The author has been financially supported by Erasmus Mundus This Master Thesis was carried out in the Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences University of Cadiz, as part of the UNESCO/UNITWIN/WiCoP activities in Cádiz, Spain, and in Utrecht University. The work was part of the project “Living polders: dynamic polder management for sustainable livelihoods, applied to Bangladesh” financed by The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NOW) (W 07.69.201). The author was supported by an ERASMUS MUNDUS scholarship. STATEMENT I hear by declare that this work has been carried out by me and the thesis has been composed by me and has not been submitted for any other degree or professional qualification. This work is presented to obtain a masters’ degree in Water and Coastal Management (WACOMA). ----------------------------- MORSHEDA BEGUM D. Alfredo Izquierdo González, Profesor del Departamento de Fizică Aplicată de la Universidad de Cádiz y D. Hans Middelkoop, Profesor del Departamento de Departamento de Geografía Física de la Universidad de Utrecht, como sus directores HACEN CONSTAR: Que esta Memoria, titulada “(El efecto del cambio climático y antropogénico sobre la variabilidad espacial de los máximos de turbidez en el delta sudoeste de Bangladesh)”, presentada por D. Morsheda Begum, resume su trabajo de Tesis de Master y, considerando que reúne todos los requisitos legales, autorizan su presentación y defensa para optar al grado de Master Erasmus Mundus in Water and Coastal Management (WACOMA). -
Initial Environmental Examination
Initial Environmental Examination Project Number: 53382-001 May 2021 Bangladesh: South Asia Sub regional Economic Cooperation Dhaka-Sylhet Corridor Road Investment Project Main report vol. 1 Prepared by the Roads and Highways Division, Bangladesh, Dhaka for the Asian Development Bank. Page i Terms as Definition AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ADB Asian Development Bank AMAN Rice (grown in wet season) APHA American Public Health Association ARIPA Acquisition and Requisition of Immoveable Property Act As Arsenic BD Bangladesh BIWTA Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority BNBC Bangladesh National Building Code BOQ Bill of Quantities Boro Rice (grown in dry season) BRTA Bangladesh Road Transport Authority BWDB Bangladesh Water Development Board CITES Convention on Trade in Endangered Species CO Carbon Monoxide CoI Corridor of Impact CPRs Community Property Resources DMMP Dredged Material Management Plan DC Deputy Commissioner DO Dissolved Oxygen DoE Department of Environment DoF Department of Forest EA Executive Agency ECA Environmental Conservation Act ECR Environmental Conservation Rules EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan EMoP Environmental Monitoring Plan Engineer The construction supervision consultant/engineer EPAS Environmental Parameter Air Sampler EPC Engineering Procurement and Construction EQS Environmental Quality Standards ESCAP Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ESSU Environmental and Social Safeguards Unit FC Faecal Coliform -
Historical Geography and Demography of Colonial Northern Bengal
Chapter I Historical Geography and Demography of Colonial Northern Bengal The present chapter seeks to historicize the geographical transformations and ecological vulnerabilities during the colonial periods in northern Bengal. The chapter also intends to explain the demographic transformations of northern Bengal shaped by the environmental factors and natural disasters occurred during the period of the study. Apart from the geographical and demographical changes the chapter will also focus on the political construction of the northern Bengal districts which had gone through several territorial and administrative adjustments and transfers of lands among each other even in the first half of the twentieth century. In order to analyse the geographical characteristics, the river system, change of river course and formation of new lands seemed to be the most decisive factor for the geographical construction of the region. Northern Bengal had a great variety of topographical structures which extended from the Darjeeling Himalayan ranges to the riverine inundated agricultural tracts. Niharranjan Ray, while describing the northern boundary of Bengal, has argued that the north of Bengal is bounded up by the Sikkim and the snowy Himalayan peak of Kanchenjungha below which there are Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling districts.1 The districts of Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling and the State of Cooch Behar were overwhelmingly populated by the hilly tribes viz. Lepcha, Limbu, Koch, Rajbanshi, and Bhutia; and the north-eastern boundary in the ancient time was extended up to the Brahmaputra river which demarcated the eastern and western boundary of Pundrabardhan and Kamrup State respectively.2 H. Blochmann has mentioned about the five ‘districts’ of Bengal during pre-medieval period viz. -
From Dorota Borowa's Ice Painting Workshop. TABLE of CONTENTS
15.12.19 - 30.01.20 SUB MERGE From Dorota Borowa's Ice Painting workshop. TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT SUBMERGE 4 OVERVIEW 6 THEMES AT SUBMERGE 12 CURATED PROGRAMMES AT SUBMERGE - CONFLUENCE 136 - SOAK 168 MEDIATORS 192 TAKE IT FURTHER 196 COLLABORATORS 202 *Please note that the images used throughout the report are the copyright of the photographer or Science Gallery Bengaluru and are not available under Creative Commons People and Water by T. S. Satyan and Jyoti Bhatt. Courtesy of Museum of Art and Photography (MAP). ABOUT SUBMERGE On 15 December 2019, we opened our first exhibition season on water, SUBMERGE, to the public. Through this exhibition, we supported the Year of Water initiative as observed by the Government of Karnataka. It also featured H2O Today, a popular traveling exhibition by the Smithsonian Institution. We encouraged visitors to explore the collective experiences of water and refIect on future challenges through a range of dynamic exhibits and workshops. We presented 15 exhibits spread across three floors of Bangalore International Centre, which examined the role of water in our lives, beyond the value that we derive from it. These exhibits were brought to life through 45 connected programmes such as workshops, lectures, master classes, film screenings and musical performances. Participants engaged with the latest research and thinking on water, and examined its cultural significance, by interacting with scholars and artists from around the world. We also provoked them to begin a dialogue on water as an urgent concern for the city of Bengaluru, and global challenge of the Anthropocene. Ice Painting by Dorota Borowa. -
Impact of Community Based Management Approaches on Fishery Resource Diversity of Seven Flowing Rivers in Bangladesh
BOOKLET 7 IMPACT OF COMMUNITY BASED MANAGEMENT APPROACHES ON FISHERY RESOURCE DIVERSITY OF SEVEN FLOWING RIVERS IN BANGLADESH October 2007 IMPACT OF COMMUNITY BASED MANAGEMENT APPROACHES ON FISHERY RESOURCE DIVERSITY OF SEVEN FLOWING RIVERS IN BANGLADESH BOOKLET 7 Prepared by M. G. Mustafa Edited by Malcolm Dickson Coordination Md. Muzaffar Ahmed Title of Project Community Based Fisheries Management Phase 2 SEPTEMBER 2007 Design & Printed by INTENT www.intentdesign.net Published by The WorldFish Center Bangladesh and South Asia Office House 22B, Road 7, Block F, Banani Dhaka 1213, Bangladesh Phone (+880-2) 881 3250, 881 4624 Fax (+880-2) 881 1151 E-mail: [email protected] This technical report is based on the fish catch monitoring study from the Community Based Fisheries Management Project 1st phase (CBFM-1) and 2nd phase (CBFM-2), implemented by the Department of Fisheries with research and coordination assistance from the WorldFish Center. The NGO partners are Banchte Shekha, BELA, BRAC, CARITAS, CNRS, CRED, FemCom, GHARONI, Proshika, SDC and SHISUK. The CBFM-1 project (1994-1999) is supported by the Ford Foundation and the CBFM-2 project (2001-2007) is supported by the Department for International Development (DFID), UK. Disclaimer: This document is an output from the Community Based Fisheries Management Project 1st phase (CBFM-1) and 2 nd phase (CBFM-2) funded by the Ford Foundation and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) for the benefit of developing countries. The views expressed here are not necessarily those of Ford Foundation or DFID. CONTENTS ABSTRACT 1 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1. Management approach and status 2 2. -
The Ganga: Water Use in the Indian Subcontinent (Water Science
The Ganga Water Science and Technology Library VOLUME 64 Editor-in-Chief V. P. Singh, Texas A&M University, College Station, U.S.A. Editorial Advisory Board M. Anderson, Bristol, U.K L. Bengtsson, Lund, Sweden J. F. Cruise, Huntsville, U.S.A. U. C. Kothyari, Roorkee, India S. E. Serrano, Philadelphia, U.S.A D. Stephensen, Johannesburg, South Africa W. G. Strupczewski, Warsaw, Poland For other titles published in this series, go to http://www.springer.com/series/6689 The Ganga Water Use in the Indian Subcontinent by Pranab Kumar Parua Consulting Engineering, Asian Development Bank Foreword by Dr. S. S. Ganguly 123 Dr. Pranab Kumar Parua Consulting Engineer Asian Development Bank New Delhi India [email protected] ISBN 978-90-481-3102-0 e-ISBN 978-90-481-3103-7 DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-3103-7 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009938167 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Disclaimer: The facts and opinions expressed in this work are those of the author and not necessarily those of the publisher. Every effort has been made to contact the copyright holders of the figures and tables which have been reproduced from other sources. -
Fish Assemblage and Structure As Well As Hydrological Parameters at Karatoya Fish Sanctuary, Panchagarh, Bangladesh
Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences 18(1) 140-162 2019 DOI: 10.22092/ijfs.2018.117727 Fish assemblage and structure as well as hydrological parameters at Karatoya Fish Sanctuary, Panchagarh, Bangladesh Md. Rashidul I.1*; Md. Jewel M.1; Shirin S2. Received: August 2016 Accepted: February 2017 Abstract Spatiotemporal variations in fish assemblage structure was studied from January to December 2015 in order to understand the impacts of the sanctuary on ichthyo-faunal diversity and to determine the indices and major hydrological factors in six sampling stations of Karatoya Fish Sanctuary sectioned in the River Karatoya. A total of 69 fish species were obtained from this sanctuary including 21 threatened species where Aspidoparia jaya, Pethia ticto, Puntius sophore, Canthophrys gongota and Barilius barna were the major contributory species (>4.17%) both in space and time. The uppermost species richness and abundance were viewed in January and lowest in May. Based on analysis of similarities (ANOSIM), fish assemblages were significantly different in all stations (p<0.001, R=0.15) and months (p<0.001, R=0.62). Through two-dimensional nonmetric multidimensional scaling (nMDS) and cluster analysis based on Bray-Curtis similarity index, assemblages were alienated into two groups at a value of 42% and 28% partition for station and month, respectively. Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) recognized considerable relations between the number -1 Downloaded from jifro.ir at 2:44 +0330 on Sunday September 26th 2021 of fishes and hydrological parameters where dissolved oxygen (mg L ) and water temperature (ºC) were the main leading factors in shaping the fish assemblage structure. -
Comparative Study of Flood Frequency Analysis of Different Rivers in Bangladesh
ISSN: 2455-8826 Asian Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology (AJIRSET) Available online at: www.engineeringjournal.info RESEARCH ARTICLE Comparative Study of Flood Frequency Analysis of Different Rivers in Bangladesh Anika Nowshin Mowrin1, Kamruzzaman Haque Limon2, Mohammad Rakibul Islam Khan3 1Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Stamford University Bangladesh, Bangladesh. 2Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Stamford University Bangladesh, Bangladesh. 3Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Stamford University Bangladesh, Bangladesh. *Corresponding Author: Anika Nowshin Mowrin Abstract Bangladesh is a country of rivers. A large portion of the country has been flooded almost every year because of heavy rainfall and spilling of water from the major rivers of the country. It is observed that each year's highest flood record is being broken by the subsequent years flood and so do damages and sufferings of human being and their properties. Therefore for Bangladesh, study of changes in flood frequency, Magnitude and depth of flooding are very important. In most of the practical cases, Flood frequency analysis is carried out due to the safe design of hydraulic structures. This paper represents a statistical study on flood frequency analysis of Meghna, Gomti, Balu river using three different statistical methods. The Flood frequencies of 30, 50, 100 years return period were analyzed using the methods of Gumbel’s type I, log-normal type II and log pearson type III. Comparing these three methods of flood frequency analysis, our objective is to find the optimum method in terms of safe design of hydraulic structures. From the comparison between three methods the Gumbel’s method may be recommended for designing and locating hydraulic structures. -
Grand Trunk Road Improvement Project
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Resettlement Plan (Draft)
Resettlement Plan (Draft) Document Stage: Draft Project Number: 45203-006 August 2016 Bangladesh: Natural Gas Infrastructure and Efficiency Improvement Project Prepared by Gas Transmission Company Limited (GTCL), company under the Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Minerals Corporation (Petrobangla) of the Government of Bangladesh for the Asian Development Bank CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of August 2016) Currency unit – Taka (Tk) Tk1.00 = $0.01277 $1.00 = Tk78 NOTE (i) The fiscal year of the Government of Bangladesh and its agencies ends on 30 June. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. Weights and Measures 1 ha – 2.47 acre 1 ha – 10,000 sq.m 1 acre – 100 decimal Abbreviations AB Acquiring Body AC Assistant Commissioner (Land) ADB Asian Development Bank ADC Additional Deputy Commissioner AH Affected household AP Affected person APD Additional Project Director BBS Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics BGFCL Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited BFD Bangladesh Forest Department CBE Commercial and Business Enterprise CCL Cash Compensation under Law CEGIS Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services CEO Chief Executive Officer CLARP Consolidated Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan CMP Current Market Price CPR Common Property Resources CROW Construction Right-of-Way CSC Construction Supervision Consultant DAE Department of Agriculture Extension DC Deputy Commissioner DCI Direct Calorie Intake DoF Department of Fisheries EA Executing Agency EC Entitlement Card EP Entitled Person ERD Economic Relations Division ESDU Environment and Social -
In Gomati District , Pre-Disaster,During Disaster, Post Disaster
1 INDEX Sl. No. Subject matter Page No. 1. Preface of The D. M & The SDMs of Gomati District. 3-6 2. Introduce and Multi Hazard Disaster Management plan 7-8 3. Disaster Management Plan 2016-17 9 4. Diagram of DDMP 10 5. Disaster Negative and positive Aspects 11 6. Hazards in Gomati District , pre-disaster,during disaster, post disaster. 12-13 7. Type of Disaster 14 8. Impact of Natural Disaster, Consequences of Flood, Effect of cyclone,landslide, 15-17 earthquake, typhoon ,tornado ,Hailstorm, Heat wave attack. 9. Fire Accident 18 10. HRVC 19 11. District Disaster Management Authority,Gomati District,Tripura 20 12. District Disaster Management Committiee 21 13. Udaipur Sub-Division Committee, Amarpur & Karbook Committee 22-24 14. Gomati District at a glance 24-26 15. Rainfall of 2015 27-28 16. District Emergency Opertion Centre(DEOC) 29-30 17. District Level Core team 31-32 18. District Level Quick Response Team 33-38 19. Quick Response team under Karbook Sub-Division 39 20. NGO Coordination committee 39-40 21. Prominent NGO of Udaipur Sub-Division. 40 22. Killa Block Committee, 41 23. Kakraban Block Committee & Quick Response team 42-44 24. Amarpur Sub-Division Preliminary Block Profile 44-48 25. Karbook Sub-Division at a Glance 48-55 26. List of equipments with TSR 5th Bn, SDM Amarpur, SDM Karbook, SDM 56-58 Udaipur 27. List of equipments available with PWD 3rd Circle,Udaipur 58 28. List of equipments available with agencies(private) Amarpur,Karbook & Udaipur 59 29. Division wise quick response team of PWD for restoration of roads,Bridges etc. -
Dr. Nibedita Das (Pan) Date of Birth: 03.05.1961 (Office) +91 381 2379152; Dr
Name: Dr. Nibedita Das (Pan) Date of Birth: 03.05.1961 (office) +91 381 2379152; Dr. Phone numbers : (mobile) +91 94361 34923; 8794996975 Nibedita [email protected] E-mails : Das (Pan) [email protected] Fax : +91 381 237 4802 Academic M.Sc., B.Ed., Ph.D. Qualifications : Present Associate Professor Designation/position : Topics Taught : Geomorphology, Natural Hazards and Disaster Management, Hydrology, Geography of North-east India and Tripura, Fluvial Geomorphology (Special Paper) Publications (year wise) : Research papers in refereed journal having ISSN 1. Debnath, J., Das (Pan), N., Sharma, R., Ahmed, I. (2019): ‘Impact of confluence on hydrological and morphological characters of the trunk stream: A study on the Manu River of North-east India’, Environmental Earth Sciences, Springer Nature Publication, 78:190, doi.org/10.1007/s12665-019- 8190-7. ISSN 1866-6280 (print), 1866-6299 (web), Impact Factor: 1.765. 2. Bhowmik, M., Das (Pan), N., Das, C., Ahmed, I. and Debnath, J. (2018): ‘Bank material characteristics and its impact on river bank erosion, West Tripura District, Tripura, North-East India’, Current Science (Research Communications), 115(8), pp. 1571-1576, ISSN 0011-3891, Impact Factor: 0.883. 3. Ahmed, I., Das (Pan), N., Debnath, J. and Bhowmik, M. (2018): ‘Erosion-induced channel migration and its impact on dwellers in the lower Gumti River, Tripura, India’, Spatial Information Research, Springer Publication, 26(5), pp. 537-549, ISSN 2366-3286 (Print), 2366-3294 (Online). 4. Istak Ahmed, Nibedita Das (Pan), Jatan Debnath, Moujuri Bhowmik (2017): An assessment to prioritise the critical erosion-prone sub-watersheds for soil conservation in the Gumti basin of Tripura, North-east India, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Springer Publication, Vol.