Closure of offtakes in Bangladesh: Causes and assessment of remedial measures

Bangladesh is characterised by its complex river system, which includes the downstream ends of two of the largest rivers in the world: the Ganges and Brahmaputra. Extremely variable flows and fast morphological changes are the principal characteristics of this system, which presents exceptional challenges for river engineering. Distributary...

Feasibility of dredging the Old Brahmaputra Off-take

The annual mean discharge of the Old Brahmaputra reduced from about 700 m3/s during the mid seventies to about 400 m3/s at the end of the nineties. Because of the on-going deterioration of the. oft-take, the Old Brahmaputra does not convey fresh water originating from the Jamuna during the lean season. By then the minor Jinjiram river, which...