WDB SMALL SCHEMES PR

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The Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) Small Schemes Project will: (a) increase agricultural production by increasing the area under high-yielding rice and wheat cultivation through improved drainage and/or irrigation and by reducing crop losses from flooding; (b) strengthen the institutional capacity of the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) to: (i) implement small schemes; and (ii) carry out Operation and Maintenance (O and M) for large schemes; and (c) support the transfer of O and M responsibilities of small schemes to local bodies. The Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) Small Schemes Project will include about 30 quick yielding, low cost per acre, and high rate of return flood control, drainage and irrigation subprojects. The Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) Small Schemes Project will support improvements on about 225,000 acres. Over 80,000 farm families, or nearly 480,000 people, will directly benefit.