Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project

All flood plains in the Project area are being extensively used for agriculture. A big portion ofcropfields is inundated in rainy season. Paddy is the major crop. Lower parts of the cropfieldsare used for Aman cultivation and comparatively higher portion are used for Boro and Auscrops. Local inhabitant plant Rostrate sesbania (Sesbania rostrata) is cultivated at the end ofBoro harvesting and this species is commonly found in all area. Among the weeds, Sessilejoyweed (Alternanthera sessilis), thorny Amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus), Bermuda grass(Cynodon dactylon), Smartweed (Polygonum sp), Creeping oxalis (Oxalis corniculata) etc arecommon species. Among the recorded 16 families of crop vegetation 27 species,Amaranthaceae, Gramineae, Cotton grass (Cyperaceae), Spurge Family (Euphorbiaceae)families’ posses the highest number of species. Herbs dominate shrubs in cropfieldvegetation.Picture: Homestead Vegetation from Riverside(Bhagyakul,6.5km U/S of BR, Mawa Side)Picture: Phragmites karka is a dominant successorin Charland (Lauhajang Char, 4.5km U/S of BR,Mawa Side)Picture: Ficus heterophylla; bears wetlandcharacteristics in the area (Lauhajang Char, 4.5kmD/S of BR, Mawa Side)Dhaincha is planted in most of the cropfielld afteraus harvesting (Kawrakandi, 9.5km U/S of BR,Janjira Side)3-27