Hydraulic Elevator Dam
L*H: 42*4 (m)
Applications: Irrigation, Flood Control, Tide-retaining
Location: Bhara, Bangladesh
Economic benefits: Bhora is the first pilot hydraulic elevator dam constructed by Beijing IWHR Corporation (BIC). The Bhora hydraulic elevator dam is one of the important projects of the local reginal irrigation system. The additional irrigation management measures and water management increase the irrigated area by about 3,000 hectares, improve the seasonally barren arable land in the region, and increase the annual grain yield by about 13,500 tons, thus increasing farmers' income. After the completion of the project, it greatly improve the local socio-economic conditions and play an important role in poverty alleviation in Chattogram District.
