Mahamaya Chhara Irrigation Extension Project
Reservoir in South-Eastern Bangladesh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mahamaya Irrigation Project (Bengali: মহামায়া সেচ প্রকল্প) is an irrigation project in Bangladesh situated at Durgapur Union, Mirsharai Upazila, Chittagong. Initiated in the 2007-2008 financial year, the project provides irrigation water to a 3360 hectare area. It cost about 230 million taka and construction was completed in 2009. This project was inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 29 December 2010.[1] It is the second largest man made lake in Bangladesh after Kaptai Lake.[2]
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Mahamaya Lake | |
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Location | South-Eastern Bangladesh |
Coordinates | 22.8168°N 91.5719°E / 22.8168; 91.5719 |
Type | reservoir |
Catchment area | 3,360 ha (8,300 acres) |
Basin countries | Bangladesh |
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The project also provided recreational areas.[3][4]
Government is also planning to install a 50 kW mini hydro electric powerplant here.[5]