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Effects of sluice gate on fisheries and crops production at Jugini CPP area, Tangail, Bangladesh

Md. Sirajul Islam,  Sadia Sharmin, Samir Kumar Sarker, Biddut Chandra Sarker, Alok Kumar Das

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12692/ijb/4.8.8-13

Int. J. Biosci. 4(8), 8-13. April, 2014. (PDF)

Abstract:

The Compartmentalization Pilot Project (CPP), a water management project was introduced in 1989 which also called Flood Action plan (FAP-20) started in Tangail on 1991. The CPP project made a sluice gate on the Louhajang River at Jugini to protect the Tangail town from flood. There is a great impact of the sluice gate on the CPP area and also on agriculture and fisheries of the two parts of the sluice gate area. A study was conducted to assess the effects of sluice gate on fisheries and agricultural production both in upstream and downstream of the Jugini sluice gate in Tangail sadar during the period of July to December 2011. The study was performed mainly through survey methods with the assist of questionnaires and secondary information’s. The results of the study showed that the agricultural production increased in the downstream where the fisheries production decreased gradually. The present data was also compared with the secondary data collected from CPP since its construction on Louhajong River at Jugini. In dry season, irrigation problems occurred due to unavailable source of water. To check the upstream problems, an embankment on the Louhajang River on the upstream part is necessary to build. The sluice gate was established aiming for controlling flood and benefits for downstream area people. Hence, there is no changed in upstream part, moreover upstream area is flooded every year and damage crops, decreases natural fish production. Therefore, it is necessary to practice alternative way for fish culturing with proper training where crop land fish cultivation might be an easy accessible method.