Personal Data
Name: MD. AMINUL ISLAM
Organization (Country): Bangladesh Water Development Board (Bangladesh).
Present Post: Design Circle-2, 72, Green Road, BWDB, Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh.
Email: aminul706@yahoo.com

Item A: FHM related situation in your country
A-(1) Current/target situation of FHM in your country(1)- 1 Please select current stage of FHM in your country/region/city from the 7 types (MapA, B….G) of map shown in Table 1.

Current stage of FHM in my country for some region is like Map- G type. Actually this notexactly flood hazard map. It is an inundation map showing inundation depth which is
attached below. During flood time, our department produces this kind of map showing
inundation area as a forecast of coming flood from upstream.
Satellite Images (NOAA August 03, 2002)

Flood maps (MIKE11-GIS FLOOD MAP)

Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre of Bangladesh Water Development Board prepare
inundation map, 24 hour forecasted inundation map and 48 hour forecasted inundation map
based on upstream water level and rainfall during flood season by Mike-11. They put it intheir website and make a flood report. There is a forecasted inundation map shown in thefollowing picture:(1)- 2 Please describe the outline of current situation of FHM in your country.

In fact there is no ongoing FHM related project in Bangladesh. Flood Hazard Map is a newconcept for Bangladesh. Still we are not practicing flood hazard map as a non structuralmeasure. Structural measures are considered as main way to fight against flood. We are thefirst batch having this information about FHM through training from Japan last year. We
have discussed about FHM and submit training report to our department. Still we could notstart to work to prepare FHM.

(1)- 3 (If you have FHMs) Please write maximum 3 good practices.

Still we don’t have FHM practice.

(1)- 4 Please select target/necessary stage of FHM in your country/region/city from the 7types (Map-A, B….G) of map shown in Table 1, and describe the reason.

I have target to prepare Map- E type flood hazard map in my country. It is because we haveinformation of previous serious flood for different area. So we can simulate with that flood
event as a design flood and check the result by taking interview of local residents. Then wecan make simple flood hazard map involving the residents. We have pictures during floodtime. So after simulation the inundation depth can be checked with the pictures.

A-(2) For making of FHM(2)- 1 Institutional situation for making FHM

Up to now, we don’t have FHM related law or governmental system. But my organization isresponsible for flood control and drainage project, to fight against flood, to reduce flood
damage by structural and non structural measures. So I think my department will prepare
FHM related law and others in the future.

(2)- 2 Hydrological/topographical data situation for making FHM

Bangladesh is a developing country, which means that there is a scarcity of good quality dataon which to base these hazard assessments (i.e., lack of detailed topographic maps, lack ofgood quality meteorological and discharge data series).

(2)- 3 Problems for making FHM in your country.

Starting of anything is difficult and problematic. We normally try to reduce flood damage by
doing structural measures. Regarding non structural measures, early warning system is used
to inform the people about flood through radio and television. FHM is very new idea inBangladesh. Most of the officials have no idea about FHM. That’s why they are notinterested to prepare FHM. It is difficult to manage the higher officials to start FHM relatedproject.

A-(3) For dissemination/use of FHM(3)- 1 Institutional situation for dissemination/use FHM

Up to now, we don’t have FHM related law or governmental system. But my organization isresponsible for flood control and drainage project, to fight against flood, to reduce flood
damage by structural and non structural measures. So in the future, my organization will be
responsible for disseminating FHM.

(3)- 2 Problems for dissemination/use FHM in your country

We are not experienced with dissemination/use of FHM yet because we have no FHM related
project. But in the future after preparing FHM, we may face some problems. Most of thepeople are illiterate. It will be difficult to make them familiar with FHM and use themefficiently.

(3)- 3 Other how to use FHM in your country

Still many points can not be understood. During preparation we should involved residents
throughout the process. This will increase their awareness level and they will understand theFHM easily. At the beginning we have to prepare two or three simple FHM for some local
area as a case study. If it starts to work nicely then we can increase the number.

Item B: For improvement of FHM research by ICHARM
B-(1) For efficient/effective disaster preventions(1)- 1 Saturation level of TV, Radio, Internet and Newspaper in your country.

Radio is used by most of the people in the village area. Any message transferred by radio isreceived by most of the people. TV is mostly used by urban people. Regarding rural area, any
message transferred by TV is received by about 40 % people. Television coverage is low inthe rural area because most of the villages don’t have electricity and economic condition is
not so good to maintain a TV. Newspaper coverage in the city area is good but in the village
area coverage is still low. People in the villages are not fond of reading newspaper yet. Email service was started in Bangladesh through a small private initiative sometime in late1993. Another private organization came with a bulletin board service (BBS) with Internet emails and newsgroups in late 1994 that attracted many subscribers because of its good pricepackage. Despite the presence of online Internet service in Bangladesh, its scope is largely
underutilized. The reasons include high service charges, lack of awareness, poor
telecommunication systems, government policy, low buying power of potential clients, andlack of institutional support. In fact Internet use, it is very much limited to some city people
and coverage is also limited.

(1)- 2 The flow of information related to evacuation in flood.

RealTime D a t aApplication of Hydro-meteorological Data inFlood Forecasting in Bangladesh
RainfallIndian Data
WMO
JRC
WARPO

River stage

Internet

wireless communication

Telemetry/Data box / Voice

Dissemination
to the publicRadioBMD
Weather forecast
Synoptic charts
Modem
SPARRSO
Sattelite images

Boundary estimation
Rainfal,
Water level

Telephone

Fax Modem

24, 48, 72 hrforecasts

Television

Dissemination
to various agencies
Faxwater level

Bulletinemanual entry

flood extent
maps

via modem

FFWC Radio Tower

Data Entry & Processing

Modelling & Mapping

thanainundationmaps

GIS data layers
FFWC Satellite dish

Bangladesh Water Development Board issues the flood alert and evacuation order in mycountry. During flood season, every day flood forecasting and warning centre make 24 hourand 48 hour forecasted inundation map and make a flood report depending on that map. In
the report they mentioned that water level crossing danger level or not and how much. They
put it on the website (http://www.ffwc.gov.bd). They send the report to the ministry also.
They send the report to radio and television and newspaper if the situation is bad.

(1)- 3 Please describe how high the “awareness level for disaster prevention by residents” inyour country is.

Awareness level for disaster prevention by residents is low. No evacuation drills areorganized by local government or any other organization. But during flood time local people
help each other. Local government and other organization also play important role during andafter flood. Mutual help during disaster time is high in Bangladesh because of good socialbonding. In fact, all kind of activities start during flood time.

B-(2) “Flood Hazard Map Manual” made by ICHARM

Yes, Flood Hazard Map Manual is applicable to my country. It is a good effort by ICHARM
for developing countries. It provides lot of information regarding flood hazard map
preparation, dissemination and follow-up. It provides some examples which is good forunderstanding.
At the end, it may provide some flood hazard map prepared by Japan and other developing
countries including procedures.