AWW2013: Barind: A Paradigm of Sustainable Irrigation Management for Bangladesh and Beyond by Dr. Asaduz Zaman

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Barind: A

Paradigm

of

Sustainable

Irrigation

Management for Bangladesh and Beyond

Dr.

Asaduz Zaman



Barind Operational Overview

2Page



Barind Before 1985

3Page



History of Barind

BADC

Bangladesh Agriculture

Dev.

Corp.

(Pre 1971 ‐ Then the East Pakistan

Barind Multipurpose

Development

Authority

New organization was created by BD

Corporation)Govt.–with its own Board and project

and financial independence

Timeline

BIADP

‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ nwar s

Barind Integrated

Area

Development

Project – was approved by Bangladesh

Govt. Execution was under parent

‐

xpans on

ep ca onExpanded and took over O&M

responsibility

4Page



Challenges Faced by BADC

ns u ona

Closed ‐Fertilizer

nanc a

Govt. Im osed

ec n ca

Lack of Ex ert

Wing

Irrigation Wing

debt Service

Liability

Technicians

Lack of

Sincerity

Down Sized

Govt. Job Cut,

Insufficient Fund

for New Project

among Senior

Policy makers

, >

Farmers Lost Faith

trugg e

w t

Employee Salary

ngu e

e

Officers

5Page



Conflict and Corruption Percentile

35% 34% 34% 33%

40%TIBBADC

23%21%

27%

20%

30%

1%

6%

3%

6%

3%

0%

10%

“Poor collection rates are more a function of irrigation departments’

’ ” .

‐Svendsen

6Page



Actions Taken

→ Development of innovative “Inverted Well” and surface water supply

→ Underground plastic pipe water distribution system for surface channel

Re lacement of cash transaction “ Pre‐Paid meter with Sim Card

→ Provide best possible services for most reasonable and affordable fees

→ Introduction of crop credit

7Page



A revolutionary Change: “Pre‐Paid Meter”

8Page



Diagram of Electric Meter for Irrigation to The Farmers

Mobile Network

Vending

StationVending Station

SMSSMS Dealer

Farmers

Pump

9Page



By Year DTW Operation & Irrigated Areas

15000 Number of DTW/Year

5000

1000040x more deep tube‐wells

Installed during

last

25

Years

0

200000

400000

ec are o rr ga e rea ear

80x more irrigated areas

under operation

0

10Page



Financial Independence and Sustainability

Total Revenue TotalOperating Expenses Total Savings

1200

1600

800

i l l i o n T a k a

400

M

0

11Page



Transformation After Installing Pre‐Paid Meter

Before Pre‐Paid After Pre‐Paid Comparison

Meter Meter

Irrigated Area

(in hectare) 41 50 22% Increased

Nos. Of

Beneficiary 75 85 13% Increased

Irrigation Charge

(BDT) 3,60,130 3,91,657 9% Increased

Electric Bill BDT , , , ,

12Page



Provision of Incentive at BMDA

10% Incentive Percentage %

8%

4%

6%

w a n c e

2% e l l i n g A l l o

h h e l d

0%

Realizing

Back Lo

60% 61‐69% 70‐79% 80‐89% 90‐99% 100%

T r a

W i

13Page



Buried Pipe System

14Page



Controlled ground water extraction

District Year No of No of Total Irrigated

DTW STW Area(ha)

1995 2664 28816 31480 129016

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Naogaon 2011 4098 63223 67321 240094

2012 4524 65773 70297 279565



Lessons Learned

Motto Must Have Quality

Best Possible Service

•Reliable Irrigation

Management

•

for Most Affordable

• Electrification

•Underground Plastic

management

• Staff incentive based

Service ChargePipe

•Prepaid Meter

on performance

• Engaging Women

•

Superv se

Crop

Credit

• Transparency

• Ensure financial

Importance. Lacking in any One of The Steps Will Hinder

The Process

of

Reaching

Optimum

Yield

16Page

v a y



Knowledge Transfer

How Barind Model Could be Replicated in

Other

Parts

of

The

Country

and

Beyond?

o cy a ers ou ec e ey an a us a na e rr ga on ro ec

If Yes,

Exchange

Programs

Between

Different

Levels

of

a

Successful

Program

Experienced Personnel from Barind can be Hired on Lien/Deputation for

Scope of Sufficient Flexibility Should be provisioned in The Irrigation

17Page



Today’s Barind

–

18Page



Questions and Answers

19Page

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AWW2013: Barind: A Paradigm of Sustainable Irrigation Management for Bangladesh and Beyond by Dr. Asaduz Zaman