Mahamaya Chhara Irrigation Extension Project

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Mahamaya Irrigation Project (Bengali: মহামায়া সেচ প্রকল্প) is an irrigation project in Bangladesh situated at Durgapur Union, Mirsharai Upazila, Chittagong. Initiated in the 2007-2008 financial year, the project provides irrigation water to a 3360 hectare area. It cost about 230 million taka and construction was completed in 2009. This project was inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 29 December 2010.[1] It is the second largest man made lake in Bangladesh after Kaptai Lake.[2]

Mahamaya Lake
Mahamaya Irrigation Dam Regulator
Mahamaya Lake is located in Bangladesh
Mahamaya Lake
Mahamaya Lake
LocationSouth-Eastern Bangladesh
Coordinates22°49′00″N 91°34′19″E / 22.8168°N 91.5719°E / 22.8168; 91.5719
Typereservoir
Catchment area3,360 ha (8,300 acres)
Basin countriesBangladesh
Mohamaya Lake's Timelapse, 2018

The project also provided recreational areas.[3][4]

Government is also planning to install a 50 kW mini hydro electric powerplant here.[5]

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  1. ^ মিরসরাই মহামায়া প্রকল্প [Mahamaya irrigation project]. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  2. ^ "PM to visit Ctg Wednesday: Mohamaya irrigation project to be on". banglanews24.com. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Hasina lampoons Khaleda's opulence". bdnews24.com. 29 December 2010. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Govt to install hydropower plant in Ctg". Daily Sun. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Development of Renewable Energy Technologies by BPDB". Bangladesh Power Development Board. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
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