WATER LOGGING PROBLEM IN ZIGATOLA 1

Water Logging Problem In My Area and

Their Effects on Relationship Research

Md. Musfiqul Islam Murad

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University Of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB)

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Water Logging Problem In My Area and

Their Effects on Relationship Research

Bangladesh is a country of heavy rainfall that’s why floods is very common in here .Water-

logging has become a perennial problem for the residents of Dhaka city. It's become quite a

common scenario in Dhaka that an hours of heavy can brought Dhaka city to a near collapse. For

this reason, all throughout the capital is suffering miseries hours on end due to the long tailbacks

caused by severe traffic jams in the heavily inundated streets Water logging is one of the major

problems of the urban areas. With uncontrollable growth of population and unplanned

urbanization, the drainage and sewer facility are not developing Accordingly, This study aims

to do a case study of the current urban water logging in Bangladesh, trying to highlight the main

causes behind it, the influence of undertaken projects and people’s Perspective about the effects

of water logging in their urban areas. Bangladesh has historically relied on wetlands and the

gravity drainage system of canals which are linked to surrounding rivers. Before modernization,

these natural canals served as the mode of disposal of runoff water from floods and such, as well

as means of transportation. However, with time, due to rapid urbanization water bodies and flood

plains started being filled up especially towards the end of the 90s for various commercial and

industrial purposes and water retention capacity fell sharply along with the availability of public

spaces.
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Location and Topography

Talking about my area Zigatola an hours of heavy rain can brought area in collapse. It’s a very

low land Area. Where lots of problem can be shown when heavy rain fall down. Problems like:

Traffic Jam, Sickness, Flood, Electricity Down, Bad Smell Everywhere, Waste management

problem, Drinking water population.

Rainfall

Design rainfall storm intensity for the urban area is assessed from that of known design storm

intensity of Dhaka applying a conversion factor which relates the rainfall events between Dhaka

and reference station for the urban area. Rainfall induced flooding, meaning flood in Dhaka city

caused by local rainfall occurs in the built-up area of the city several times a year on a various

scale. The situation was severely aggravated because the natural drainage system, which conveys

storm runoff from the areas to the surrounding rivers were not fully operational and surface

runoff drainage and sewerage system were blocked due to huge volume of garbage and poly-

bags.

Flood

Flooding in Dhaka Metropolitan area can be classified into two types. One results from high

water levels of peripheral river system, thus rendering any natural drainage impossible. Another

is caused by high intensity storm rainfall runoff in the city area, which cause flooding also in

situations where natural drainage might possible.

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River System

Regional river system adjacent to the urban area is shown in Figure. The urban area lies

On the right bank of the River. The river system of this area is shown in Figure.

River carries storm water from major parts of the urban area and drains into river and finally to

Bay of Bengal. There are some low lying lands on the eastern part of the urban area which serves

as runoff destination of storm water from some parts of the urban area and finally route to river

system.

The solution

The obvious primary response to this problem should be addressing the main causes that creates

water logging; namely, the destruction of natural drainage system and water bodies, the lack of

waste management system, and urban planning.

Effects Of Water Logging In Urban Area

The logged water becomes polluted with solid waste, silt and contaminants that are washed off

from roads. The increase in volume and rate of logged water causes erosion and siltation. It

Becomes a burden for the inhabitants of that urban area, leading to unhygienic environment and

Creating adviser social, physical, economical as well as environmental impacts.

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Conclusions

The relatively low lying area of the urban area is flood affected from internal rain feed. The part

on the north and south of urban area is affected by the internal rain fed flood. They are much

unplanned and lack in systematic drainage network. Some localized places of the urban area

suffer from inundation due to internal storm water drainage congestion, and water logging in few

places in absence of adequate gravity drainage provision and routes and also for choked up with

solid wastes. Lack in social awareness is a huge concern for smooth functioning of the drains by

taking all those steps we can actually reduce of the problems caused by this water logging

problem.
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Reference

Kabir, S., Khan, N.M.E.A. (2013, June 28-29) .Water sensitive urban design: Dhaka city, Second

International Workshop on Design in Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Khalequzzaman, M. (2001). Flood Control in Bangladesh through Best Management Practices.

Department of Geology & Physics, Georgia Southwestern State University. Americus, GA

31709.

USA
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Appendix A

Survey: (Asking people Q.)

What is the main problem you face?

- Traffic Jam and unable to go office in time

Do u want any solation of this problem?

- Yes!! Not only me but all dose

Do you think government should work for this problem?

- Yes!! I wish they will notice this problem and take necessary steps regarding this issue

What do you suggest for solving this problem??

- Draining system should be repair soon. and proper waste management will help a lot