Flood management in Bangladesh 1989 Flood Action Plan
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- Flood management in Bangladesh (1989 Flood Action Plan)
- Long term
- Develop an effective flood warning scheme
- Reduce deforestation in Nepal and Himalayas
- Build 7 large dams in Bangladesh to store excess water. $30-40 million and 40 years to complete.
- Build 5000 flood shelters to accommodate all of the population.
- Build 350km of embankment- 7 meters high at a cost of $6 billion to reduce flooding along the main river channels.
- Create flood water storage
- Short term
- Boats to rescue people.
- Emergency supplies of food, water, tents and medicines.
- Water purification tablets
- Fodder for livestock
- Free seed given to farmers.
- Repair and rebuild houses as well as services such as sewages etc,
- Aid from other countries
- Long term
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