The Ministry of Water Resources (; ''Pāni sampada mantraṇālaẏa'') is a ministry of the government of the People's Republic of

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

, which formulates all kinds of policies, plans, strategies, guidelines and laws, rules, regulations, etc. for the development and management of water resources and the management and control of the departments under its jurisdiction. This ministry prepares and implements development projects on flood control, irrigation and drainage, prevention of riverbank erosion, delta development, land reclamation, etc. through the construction of barrages, regulators, sluices, canals, embankments, rubber dams, flood control dams, coastal embankments and canals. Excavation-re-excavation provides services such as irrigation, flood control, flood prevention, river bank erosion prevention, land reclamation etc.

Directorates

* Institute of Water Modeling *

River Research Institute The River Research Institute or RRI is an autonomous national research institute based in Faridpur, Bangladesh. It is a statutory organization that carries out research and plans in water resource management. History The institute traces its ...

Water Resources Planning Organisation Water Resources Planning Organisation is an autonomous national organisation responsible for the implementation of water resource planning in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. History The organisation was established in 1992. It t ...

(WARPO) *

Bangladesh Water Development Board Bangladesh Water Development Board is a government agency which is responsible for flood control, drainage and irrigation i.e. water management in Bangladesh and its headquarters is located in Pani Bhaban, Dhaka. A.K.M. Tahmidul Islam is the r ...

Bangladesh Haor and Wetland Development Board The Department of Bangladesh Haor And Wetland Development is a government department that is responsible for the management and regulation of Wetlands and haors in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the ...

Flood Forecasting and Warning Center Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre is a government agency that forecasts floods in Bangladesh. It is headquartered in Dhaka. The centre is an important part of the government mechanism that deals with flooding in Bangladesh. History The Flood ...

Joint River Commission The Joint River Commission'' was a bilateral working group established by India and Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by populatio ...

, Bangladesh *

Centre for Environmental and Geographic Information Services The Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services is a government research center that is responsible for water system development and water capacity development and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. History The Centre for Environ ...

References

Water Resources Water resources are natural resources of water that are potentially useful for humans, for example as a source of drinking water supply or irrigation water. These resources can be either Fresh water, freshwater from natural sources, or water produ ...

Ministries established in 1972 1972 establishments in Bangladesh

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