| dc.contributor.advisor | Dr. Md. Kamal Uddin Sarker | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rahman, Md. Shazzadur | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-19T09:23:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-04-19T09:23:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-06 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/252 | |
| dc.description | The economy of Bangladesh is mainly based on agriculture. This is the
largest sector which generates the highest employment of almost 63.2 percent of
the total national employment and share of crop sector is almost 55 percent
(SDNP, 2002; FAO, 2003). Twenty one percent of the GDP comes from crop
production in agriculture (BBS, 2004). Rice is staple food for the country and
almost 1948.1 kilocalorie per person/day is supplied from rice and other cereals
(BBS, 2004), For the economic development of the country, cereal production
must be increased. But the poor performance of agriculture in the country has
long been identified with low level of technology adoption that characterizes the
traditional agriculture and overwhelming dependence on weather. Therefore, a
breakthrough in agriculture was considered primarily by adopting a new
technology package of modern inputs ak as irrigation, chemical fertilizer and
high yielding variety (FAO, 1992). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The present study was under taken in five major irrigation
projects of Bangladesh named i) Teesta Irrigation Project, (TIP)
Rangpur—Nilphamari, ii) Ganges and Kobadak Project (G—-K) Kushtia,
iii) Meghna Dhonagoda Irrigation Project (MDIP) in Chandpur, iv)
Barind Multi Purpose Development Authority (BMDA) Birgonj in
Dinajpur and v) Rubber Dam Project Chirrirbondor in Dinajpur during
26 February to 12 July,2006 data were collected through interview
from 1230 beneficiaries who were residents of the study area.
Four characteristics of the respondents were selected as variable.
Correlation analysis indicated significant results for age, education,
residential experience and occupation. Significant responses were
observed to the found against respective question.
Majority percent of young aged and secondary level of
educational qualified respondents having high residential experience
and related to agriculture work responded strongly. It was found that in
all the irrigation projects crop yield, was increased.
On the other hand every project has some adverse effects which
causes low cropping intensity, water pollution, severity of water borne
diseases and reduced domestic animals but in most cases increased fish
resources.
Although most of the irrigation projects were implemented
mainly for irrigation purpose to raise crop yield, but the adverse effects
such as shrinkage of cropping intensity, increased of mosquitoes and
water borne diseases increased insects pests, water logging, reduced in
soil fertility, water pollution etc. needs to be addressed through long
term study. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | HAJEE MOHAMMAD DANESH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY, DINAJPUR. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Data Collection Instrument | en_US |
| dc.subject | Location of the study | en_US |
| dc.subject | Data Analysis Procedure | en_US |
| dc.title | ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF MAJOR IRRIGATION PROJECTS IN BANGLADESH | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
