Flood Control in Bangladesh: A Plan for Action

摘要

The report outlines an Action Plan which would be the first step in the implementation of a comprehensive long-term program for flood control and drainage in Bangladesh. It provided a basis for a conference held in London in December 1989 which secured support for the Action Plan from numerous countries and agencies. The report is now being used as the main reference document for the Action Plan. The report was prepared by the World Bank staff with considerable contributions from government staff and from experts involved in the various studies. The Action Plan, covering the five-year period 1990-1995, is to be seen as the first of several stages in the development of a comprehensive system of flood control and drainage works designed to meet the Government's long-term objectives. It would be carried out in parallel with agricultural development and a program of non-structural measures such as flood forecasting, flood warning, flood preparedness and disaster management. The Plan, which will comprise planning studies, supporting activities, high priority projects and first-stage flood projects, will provide a proving ground for setting the foundations of a long-term flood control and drainage program. (Copyright (c) 1990 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank.)