Jamuna River Bank Improvement Program (Brahmaputra), Bangladesh

Jamuna River Bank Improvement Program (Brahmaputra), Bangladesh

The main objective of the manifold consulting services was to support the Government of Bangladesh’s Water Development Board (BWDB) in the preparation and implementation of the River Bank Improvement Program (RBIP) on the Jamuna River.

Fichtner services

  • Baseline investigations
  • Feasibility studies
  • Detailed engineering design
  • Final design
  • Tender documents and tender action
  • Assistance in contract award, economic/financial study, socio-economic study
  • Topographic survey (during design/construction), subsoil investigation
  • Hydrological investigations
  • Morphological investigations
  • Environmental impact assessment

Technical data

  • River sections (right bank): Simla - Shaharabari (26 km) and Shaharabari - Hasnapara (24 km)
  • River bank protection: 20 km
  • Dam and road construction: 50 km
  • Construction of weirs, culverts and fish passes
  • Design flow: 110,000 m³/s; 4.5 m/s

Client

Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), Dhaka, Bangladesch