Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project

April 2005: Classified IRS P6 LISS III Satelliteimage converted to landuse mapFebruary 2009: Classified IRS P6 LISS III Satelliteimage converted to landuse mapFigure 3-7: Landuse maps of the Project area from 1999 to 200922. A detailed description of the landuse pattern along the approach roads, bridge end facilitiesand RTW are given in Table 3-5. The description considers 150 m ROW for the approach roads andrailways and 300 m for RTW.Table 3-5: Project Component-wise Landuse PatternProjectLeft Bank (Mawa)Right Bank (Janjira)ComponentsApproachRoad,Service Areaand Toll GateRiver TrainingWorks (RTW)Passes through the rural areas ofLauhajang and Srinagar upazila of thedistrict of Munshiganj.The area gets usually inundated by floodalmost every year and is marked by thepresence of unplanned and scatteredsettlements, roadside shops, brickfield,mosque, ponds and agricultural land within150m RoW of the approach road andrailway.Commercial activities like big fish market,roadside shops are the main activitieswithin the RoW of the approach roads and,as such, only a minor portion of lands areunder cultivationPasses through Purbo Kumarbhog villageof Kumarbhog union and Charipara villageBhaggykul Union Srinagar upazila ofMunshiganj districtPasses through rural areas of Janjiraupazila of Shariatpur district andShibchar upazila of Madaripur district.Settlements not as dense as Mawa sideand mostly surrounded by trees andvegetation. The settlement patterncomprises of isolated clusters mostly ofhomesteads, growth centers (hat/bazar),alongside boat ghat, water bodies (suchas Rivers, khals, ditches and ponds),etc.Agro-based economy prevails in theproject area. Most of the area isoccupied mainly by fertile agriculturallands. 3 and 2 cropped lands arecommon.Passes through Mazirkandi village ofNaodoba Union in Janjira upazila andKewrakandi (Charjanajat) Ferry Ghat inShibchar upazila of Madaripur district.Runs mainly through the denselyunplanned scattered settlements/homesteads. Trees and ponds arecommon with each homestead.Most of the area is used for agriculturalpurposes and comprises of 3 and 2cropped lands. Few settlements/homesteads are located along theRiverbank within 300 m of RTW. Everyhomestead has various homestead3-10