Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project

700.00600.00500.00612.70MawaJanjiraArea (ha)400.00300.00270.00200.00173.00154.78100.000.0020.00MB (Charland)0.00CY (PadmaRiver)24.90RTW (PadmaRiver)Floodplains2.539.52PondsAquatic Habitat Loss7.2.1.3 Loss of TreesFigure 7-3: Loss of aquatic habitats8. In the three districts a total of 201,273 trees (Table 7-2) in various sizes will be affected by variousproject components. The number of trees in the following table excludes banana and bamboo trees.Total numbers of banana and bamboo trees are estimated as 359,549. Following the standardmeasurement of the Forestry Department, they have been categorized into large (14.6%), medium(13.8%), small (36.8%) and Sapling (34.8%). The types of trees include timber and fruit trees. Thereare a good number of other trees like papaya, firewood and medicinal tree etc. The following list doesnot include bamboo and banana trees. Based on the BIDS survey, it is estimated that the number ofbamboo and banana trees will be affected by all project components is equal to 359,549.Table 7-2: Loss of trees by all project componentsNumber of Trees 1SizesTotalProject ComponentLarge Medium Small SaplingsGarth Size >100cm 50-100cm