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GANGES KOBADAK (GK) IRRIGATION PROJECT

LOCATION: The G. K. Irrigation Project area comprises thirteen upazilas of four

districts as Kushtia, Chuadanga, Jhenaidah, and Magura. The Project bounded by the Gorai at North and East, the Madhumati in the east; the Naboganga in the South and the Mathabhanga in the West.

AREA: The total cover area of the Project is 1,97,5 00 hectors, out of which

116,000 hectors are irrigation.

BACKGROUND: The Project implemented on 1954 to improve quality of life and

economic development of the people of the greater Kushtia and Jessore district by achieving self sufficiency in food through increased agricultural Productivity. This is the first and largest irrigation project in Bangladesh with modern technology. Irrigation, drainage and flood control are main target of this Ganges Kobadak irrigation Project.

OBJECTIVES: The main objective of the project is to increase agricultural

productivity consistent with the demand of increasing population in order to make a strong economic foundation. Although the Project has been implemented mainly in order to provide supplementary irrigation in the rainy season, but now-a-days irrigation can be achieved even in the dry season.

PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT: a) Providing irrigation facilities: This project is providing Irrigation facilities since 1962.

b) Flood Control & Drainage: The Project has been kept free from flood by constructing 39 km. flood control embankment for this project.

c) Increasing Production: The agricultural productivity in this area was very little prior to implementation of this project. A table, comprising the increased irrigation in different years after implementation of the project, has been shown below:

YEARLY IRRIGATION ACHIEVEMENT OF THE PROJECT

Year Aman (ha) Aush (ha) Total (ha) 2001-2002 52000 14881 66881 2002-2003 52000 15385 67385 2003-2004 52000 15523 67523 2004-2005 51902 17223 69125 2005-2006 45626 16450 62076 2006-2007 52750 18900 71650 2007-2008 69800 24200 94000 2008-2009 78694 26500 105194 Average 56847 18633 75479

As per above statement it is apprehended that this project has contributed a lot in achieving self-sufficiency in flood control through increasing irrigation area as well as agricultural productivity.

d) Income and Employment Opportunity: A large number of communication and social infrastructures have developed in the project area. As a result employment opportunity has been created enormously and per-capita income of the people has also increased. Now the project area has become self-sufficient in food and crop production.

e) Environmental development: Due to continuous afforestation on the dykes of irrigation canals, the environment in this area has become very friendly.

YEARLY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COST: Generally the allotment of Budget for Operation and Maintenance of the project is only 15.00 crore Taka per year, which is not sufficient to meet up the whole requirement.

G.K. IRRIGATION PROJECT AT A GLANCE

1. Project Area : 1,97,500 ha 2. Location a) District : Kushtia, Chuadanga, Jhenaidah & Magura

b) Upazilla : Kushtia, Kumarkhali, Khoksha, Mirpur, Bheramara, Daulatpur, Alamdanga, Chuadanga, Harinakundu, Jhenaidah, Sailakupa, Magura and Sreepur

c) Population : 2.5 million d) Owner of Land : 0.15 million

3. Irrigable Area : 1,16,000 ha 4. Implementation Period :

a) Commencement : 1st Phase: 1955-56 2nd Phase: 1960-61 b) Completion 1st Phase: 1969-70 2nd Phase: 1982-83

5. Implementation Cost : 1st Phase:185 mBDT 2nd Phase: 553.90 mBDT 6. Rehabilitation of the Project : 2125.60 mBDT (from 1984-85 to 1992-93) 7. First Irrigation Started : 1962 8. Pump House : 2 Nos. (Main and Subsidiary)

a) Main Pump : 3 units (Ebara Corporation, Japan) b) Subsidiary Pump : 12 units (Stork Pompen, Holland) c) Length of Intake Channel : 705 m d) Rehabilitation of Pumps : 2646.990 m JPY (From 05-06 to 08-09)

9. Total Discharge Capacity : 5400 Cusec (153 Cumec) a) Main Pump House : 3900 Cusec (110.52 Cumec) b) Subsidiary : 1500 Cusec (42.50 Cumec)

10. Flood Control Embankment : 39 km 11. Irrigation Canal

a) Main Canal (3 Nos) : 193 km b) Secondary Canal (3 Nos) : 467 km c) Tertiary Canal (444 Nos) : 995 km

12. Drainage Canal : 971 km 13. Hydraulic Structures 2184 Nos 14. Total no of Outlets 3500 nos 15. Inspection Road 228 km 16. Electricity Requirement 14 Mega Watt 17. Grid Substation 1 No (132/5.5 KV, 20 MVA) 18. Highest Irrigation Achievement 99,117 ha (Aman) & 42,742 ha (Aus) 19. Annual O&M Cost : Tk. 290 million (Approximately) 20. Agricultural Labratory : 1 No 21. Irrigation Ext. Training Center : 1 No 22. O&M Division : 6 Nos 23. Farmers’ Club : 49 Nos 24. Water Management Federation : 1 No 25. Water Management Association : 7 Nos 26. Water Management Group : 749 Nos