FLOOD CON. & DRAINAG

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The main objectives of the Third Flood Control and Drainage Project are: (a) to protect against crop losses, loss of life and property damage due to floods; (b) to improve the physical environment to allow farmers to adopt improved agricultural practices; and (c) to strengthen the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB). The project will consist of three sub-projects (Gumti Phase I, Naogoan Polder I and Madhumati-Nabaganga), covering an area of 104,500 ha under flood control and drainage (FCD) and 14,350 ha under irrigation. About 115,000 farm families or about 670,000 people will benefit. The project will include: (i) the construction and rehabilitation of embankments, water control structures, drainage channels and irrigation facilities and the upgrading of roads; (ii) support to BWDB to improve the planning, design, and monitoring of FCD projects, and to improve land acquisition and operation and maintenance procedures; and (iii) the preparation of programs for the further development of agriculture and fisheries within the project area.