Activities in Bangladesh

Project Type

Yen Loan, On-going (2016 - 2023)

Project Summary

Objective:
To strengthen comprehensive disaster risk management of the Government of Bangladesh by rehabilitating infrastructure at high natural-disaster risk, providing equipment for search, rescue and relief operations, and establishing a scheme for quick and effective recovery, thereby making Bangladesh more disaster-resilient.

Component:
The Project consists of three components;

Component 1:	Recovery and reconstruction of embankments, bridges and roads which were insufficiently recovered after past disasters and pose a heightened disaster risk to neighboring communities
Component 2:	provision of wireless communication equipment and field communication vehicles, which strengthen rescue and relief operation during a disaster through the collection of disaster information
Component 3:	Reconstruction of damaged embankments, bridges, roads and cyclone/flood shelters which might be affected by future disasters

Project Site

Comp1: 19 Coastal District, Comp 2: 12 Coastal District, Comp 3: All over the country

LA Signing Date

June 29, 2016

Commitment Amount

JPY 16,996,000,000

Executing Agency

Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief

Bangladesh Water Development Board

Local Government Engineering Department

Department of Disaster Management

Fire Service and Civil Defence

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