Follow-up
on Jamuna Bridge Multipurpose Project
(JBMP)
The project is expected
to make a positive contribution to
the reduction of economic damages
caused by erosion in the project areas
by preventing the loss of about 7,800
ha of riparian land, including about
1,500 ha of urban area in Sirajganj
and protect about 1,000 people from
loss of livelihood, displacement and
impoverishment. By preventing, perennial
flow into the Bangali River from the
Brahmaputra River, the project would
prevent potential incremental flood
damage to crops, property and infrastructure
over an area of nearly 300,000 ha
populated by more than two million
people (World Bank, 2000 c).
