Synergies for city resilience within surface water management system in Khulna: Part-1

Image: Khulna' 2018 (By Tanmoy Mazumder)

[This blog is a compilation of Team Flood Crew members Muhammad Golam Sami, Alif Sanim, and Nomrota Sarker Tapti from KUET's research study, and it is the winning research project powered by Mott Macdonald and Khulna City Corporation.]

Part-1: Study on Water Logging Problem in Ward No. 24, Khulna City Corporation, Bangladesh.

A seminar hall is a location where a small group of students meets frequently under the direction of a tutor, professor, etc., to share knowledge, discuss theories, etc., or one such meeting or the location where it is held, or a more challenging course for postgraduates, or any gathering for conversing or exchanging information.

Auditoriums, multipurpose halls, and seminar halls all have standard requirements that must be met to be designed, and a formal study is required to ensure that these requirements are adequately met. The standard specifications of the three halls are shown in the chart below:

We will detail the auditorium standard requirements in this study and why the auditorium standard will direct us on how to design other halls.

Probable Solutions :

• 'Man-made reservoirs' in Ward 24 will enhance the capacity to hold rainwater for further use and distribute the groundwater.

•Reservoir-based pump drainage system to emit water to the river and for irrigation on the agricultural land beside the union in ward 24.

FGD Summary Of Darga Pradhan:

Causes of Ward Selection 24

• Almost flat terrain with potential for a leisure area and rainwater retention.

• Ward 24 discharges the city's drainage water to the Mayur River

• The Mayur River provides numerous chances to convert water into leverage.

Ward 24 water logging causes (From the FGD Summary and Survey)

• Unplanned Excessive Rainfall During the Rainy Season Inadequate drainage and a lack of upkeep

• Increased built-up area and elimination of natural drainage

Local people's mitigation measures

• Natural water body restoration: The locals advocate restoring existing natural water bodies.

• Installation of a suitable drainage system Personal efforts are primarily used to create drainage systems.

• Gravity and pump drainage method based on a reservoir: A reservoir in a low-sloped location is required. 05 Control of unplanned urban development Land use planning in light of the water logging issue.

[To Be Continued]

Meet The Author

Muhammad Golam Sami

B. Arch, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh Architect | Futurist | Sustainable Design Expert

Operational Head, ADORA Studios, Bangladesh

Founder, samism.org

Lecturer, Department of Architecture

Northern University of Business & Technology

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