Hydraulic Elevator Dam (HED)

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Hydraulic Elevator Dam (HED)

Hydraulic elevator dam is the optimal dam type for water ecological environment and urbanization civilization construction. It is also an innovative achievement in water conservancy science and technology researched and developed by BIC.

Comparison with Common Technique used in Bangladesh:

Typically Rubber Dam is used in different irrigation project.

Rubber Dam	HED
Moderate Construction Cost, Common in Bangladesh	High construction cost but very innovative
High Maintenance of Rubber Bag	Low maintenance cost (Lubrication, Painting)
Operating time- 2 hours	Operating time: 30 sec
Lifetime: 10-12 years	Lifetime: 22-25 years

Models of HED and Rubber Dam

Cross Section of HED and Rubber Dam

At a glance

Short Title	IMIP
Ministry:	MoWR
Executing Agency:	BWDB
Development Partners:
ADB (Loan)	Tk. 46121.00 Lac
GoB	Tk. 10414.00 Lac
DPP Cost	Tk. 56269.00 Lac
Commencement Date:	July 2014
Completion Date:	June 2024
Name of PD:	Md. Rafius Sazzad, PEng.

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Eng. Md. Rafius Sazzad, PEng, joined as Project Director of Irrigation Management Improvement Project for Muhuri Irrigation Project on 31^st July 2018. He is an Additional Chief Engineer in Bangladesh Water Development Board Prior to joining the current post, he worked as a Superintendent Engineer and Executive Engineer of Irrigation Management Improvement Project for Muhuri Irrigation Project. Apart from this project, he worked in different offices of Bangladesh Water Development Board. He graduated with a BSc in Civil Engineering from KUET and received his PG Diploma (WRMS) in 2005 from the Hydroaid Institute in Italy. He joined the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) in 1993 as an Assistant Engineer. He has been served efficiently in various important river bank conservation, irrigation, flood control, and drainage projects of BWDB. During his tenure at the BWDB, he participated in various seminars in Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Italy, France, and the Netherlands. He is a professional engineer and life fellow of IEB. He was born in 1968 in the Cumilla district to an aristocratic Muslim family.