Space Technology and Geographic Information Systems Applications in adb projects

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Space Technology and Geographic Information Systems Applications in Asian Development Bank Projects
Jamuna–Meghna River Erosion Mitigation Project
Project Title
Jamuna–Meghna River Erosion Mitigation Project
Project Number
Loan 1941-BAN
Country
Bangladesh
Department/Division
South Asia Department/Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division
Executing Agency
Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB)
Sector/Subsector 
Agriculture and natural resources/Water-based natural resources management
Amount Approved
$42,200,000
Approval/Completion
25 November 2002/5 October 2011
Source
http://www.adb.org/projects/34038-013/main
ST Application
River bank erosion monitoring using satellite imagery
ST Data 
Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS) linear imaging self-scanning (LISS), panchromatic
(6 m grid), multispectral (24 m grid)
ST Cost
$20,000 (estimate)
ST Service Providers
Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Service (CEGIS) in Bangladesh
Users
BWDB projects, Water Resources Planning Organization (WARPO) projects
ST = space technology.
Context
Riverbank erosion is one of the major natural disasters in Bangladesh. It causes untold misery to 
thousands of people every year who live along the banks of the rivers of Bangladesh. To date, erosion 
alone has rendered millions homeless and has become a major social hazard. Most slum dwellers in the 
large urban and metropolitan towns and cities are victims of riverbank erosion. 
Protection against riverbank erosion through structural interventions is very costly. Along with structural 
measures, less costly nonstructural measures, such as erosion prediction, can be used to reduce the risk 
of riverbank erosion for the people. 
Since 2002, monitoring and predictions of morphological changes, initially for the Jamuna River and 
followed by those for the Ganges and the Padma, have been regularly made available to national level 
stakeholders. Evaluation of the predictions for the last few years shows a reasonably good match with the 
occurrences. The Jamuna-Meghna River Erosion Mitigation Project provided funds for the monitoring and 
predicting bank erosion along Jamuna, the Ganges, and the Padma.