Study of methods for closing tidal channels: Amtali Closure 6th interim report

The closure of the Amtall Khal was executed in the period December '81 to March '82 as a further experiment of the "Study of Methods for Closing Tidal Channels in Bangladesh”. The closure was executed as an Early Implementation Project on Flood Control and Irrigation in Bangladesh, financed by Netherlands Technical Assistance Programme. A team...

Early Implementation Projects on Flood Control and Irrigation in Bangladesh - Review of the programme of closure of tidal channels

A review of the results in the past 5 years regarding the joint-programme of the Bangladesh Water Development Board and the Netherlands Assistance Programme on the Closure of Tidal Channels in Bangladesh. This review is useful after the successful completion of the Amtali Closure. This joint-programme falls within the frame-work of the Early...

Early implementation projects on flood control and irrigation in Bangladesh: Study of methods for closing tidal channels; third interim report

Methods of closing tidal channels as at present applied in Bangladesh have been developed since many years in an imperical way. As the size of closure gaps in future will increase, a more systematic approach will be required to close those bigger gaps. It was therefore agreed that as a first step bottom protection mattresses should be introduced...