Mahamaya Chhara Irrigation Extension Project

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]

Mahamaya Lake
Mahamaya Irrigation Dam Regulator
Mahamaya Lake
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

Mohamaya Lake's Timelapse, 2018

The project also provided recreational areas.^[3][4]

Government is also planning to install a 50 kW mini hydro electric powerplant here.^[5]

Gallery

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  Irrigation Dam Bridge
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  Irrigation Dam Canal
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  Kayaking at Lake
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  Casuarina equisetifolia

References

1. মিরসরাই মহামায়া প্রকল্প [Mahamaya irrigation project]. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
2. "PM to visit Ctg Wednesday: Mohamaya irrigation project to be on". banglanews24.com. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
3. "Hasina lampoons Khaleda's opulence". bdnews24.com. 29 December 2010. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
4. "Govt to install hydropower plant in Ctg". Daily Sun. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
5. "Development of Renewable Energy Technologies by BPDB". Bangladesh Power Development Board. Retrieved 30 August 2013.

External links

• Development of Renewable Energy Technologies by BPDB
• Bangladesh: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper By International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
• The Bay Belongs to Bangladesh - Energy & Power