Water

Proposed Revision in ADB's Water Policy
Regarding Large Water Resources Projects
Comments from Clients and Stakeholders

I fully agree to the proposed revision on the stated grounds of impracticability.

However, I would suggest that the sentence 'particularly those involving dams and storage' should be rewritten as 'particularly those involving embankments, dams and storage.

Reason:

In Bangladesh, flood control embankments (we have 9462 km of embankments as against one major dam and 1 barrage) at times face local people's wrath for water-logging and even flash flooding who resort to forceful cutting of embankments at several points rendering those ineffective. Consultation with local people and the civil society with detailed design and implementation plan and ensuring their involvement in monitoring and maintenance of the embankments can help avert later confrontations.