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International Journal of Engineering Science Invention
ISSN (Online): 2319 – 6734, ISSN (Print): 2319 – 6726
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Inventory of Major Wetlands with Special Reference to

Hydropedological Factors of Narsingdi District, Bangladesh
1
Md. Simul Bhuyan, 1Mohammad Nesarul Hoque, 1Aysha Akhtar, 1Mohammad
Nurul Azim Sikder, 1Mitul Barman, 2Tahmina Sharif Anika, 1Md. Shafiqul
Islam
1
Institute of Marine Sciences and Fisheries, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
2
Department of Statistics, Chittagong College, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Corresponding author:
[email protected]

Abstract: The study was carried out on the inventory of wetlands in Narsingdi district, which includes the
gathering of information on geo-morphological and pedological features along with status of these resources that
are prerequisites for preparing a database for effective management and monitoring of wetlands. The present
study was conducted in Narsingdi district situated between 23°30'and 23°45′ N and 90°10' and 90°43' E. Among
the 120 wetlands, 9 wetlands were selected for the present study those were greater than 10 acre. These wetlands
namely Dhargar Beel, Deshwary Beel, Borodoar Beel, Guptopara pukur, Dohatiar Beel, Nolbayed Beel,
Ibrahimpur Boro Beel, Nali Beel, Mohespur kur. These wetlands are located in four Upazilla namely Raipura (3),
Belabo (3), Shibpur (2) and Monohordi (1). Out of 9 wetlands, the largest Deshwary Beel (99.73 acre) is situated
between 24° 06' 03" N and 90° 67' 30" E whereas the smallest Nali Beel (10.2 acre) is situated between 23° 98'
66" N and 90° 73' 90" E. Mean depth of the wetland surveyed in the present study was 3.83±0.90. There are only
3 wetlands each of which ranging from (4.00m-5.21m). The maximum depth (5.21 m) was recorded from Dohatiar
Beel during rainy season and the minimum depth (2.42 m) was recorded from Guptopara Pukur during dry season.
The average soil organic carbon of different wetlands was 3.23%±0.85. The maximum value (4.3%) of soil
organic carbon was recorded from Mohespur Kur during rainy season where as the minimum value (2.1%) was
recorded from Ibrahimpur Boro Beel during dry season. The average soil organic matter of different wetlands
was 5.40%±1.63 throughout the study. The maximum value (7.96%) of soil organic matter recorded from
Deshwary Beel during rainy season and the minimum value (3.7%) was found from Ibrahimpur boro Beel during
dry season. The average value of sand was recorded 54.45%±13.63. Highest value (72%) was recorded from
Dohatiar Beel and the lowest value (32%) from Ibrahimpur Boro Beel. The average value of silt was recorded
18.28%±7.89. Highest value (30.3%) was found from Guptopara Beel and the lowest value (6.7%) from Nolbayed
Beel. The average value of clay was recorded 27.24%±14.46. Highest value (50%) was recorded from Ibrahimpur
Boro Beel and the lowest value (4.96%) from Guptopara Beel. Similarity among the wetlands shown by
Dendogram (PRIMER v.6) and sampling station presented by GIS (ArcMap v.10.1). There was significant
difference among different wetlands in case of organic carbon, organic matter, sand, silt, clay and it was analyzed
by One Way ANOVA (SPSS v.22). Among the 9 wetlands, selected in present study 6 were found as perennial
wetlands where water is available throughout the year. The uses pattern of wetlands are concerned as many as 9
wetlands have multifarious uses, e.g., in pisciculture, irrigation, jute retting etc. As many as 5 wetlands are used
for traditional pisciculture. On the whole as many as 9 out of 9 are used in irrigation. For better environment it
is obvious to conserve these wetland through meaningful way.
Keywords: Inventory, Wetland, Hydropedological factors, ANOVA, GIS, Environment

I. Introduction
According to RAMSAR convention, 1971, wetlands are “areas of marsh, fen, peat land or water, whether natural
or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas
of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six metres”. Thus the term wetlands groups together
a wide range of inland, coastal & marine habitats which share a number of common features (Dugan, 1990).
Wetlands are a valuable renewable natural resource (Day et al., 1990) and indispensable element for biodiversity
and human that play role in the coastal protection, flood reduction, sediment accumulation, fish and crustacean
nurseries (Finlayson and Davidson, 2012) and provides a wide range of ecosystem services such as groundwater
recharge, attenuated nutrient runoff, habitat generation, and contaminant stabilization (Mitsch et al., 1993). The

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wide range of species wetlands support are important for fisheries, fuel wood, timber, medicines and the local and
global biodiversity (Dugan, 1993), ecological processes (Acreman, 2003) and hydrological cycle (Bullock and
Acreman, 2003) as the hydrology of wetlands is the most important element that distinguishes wet from terrestrial
habitats (Mistch and Gosselink, 2000). Wetlands serve as potential sinks for excess nutrients in agricultural and
urban runoff (Neely and Baker, 1989; Bingham 1994; also see Crumpton et al., 1995). According to one
assessment of natural ecosystems, the dollar value of wetlands worldwide was estimated to be $14.9 trillion
(Costanza et al., 1997). Many factors exert an influence on wetland stability or degradation by using land and land
cover (Steffen et al., 2004) that have been drained and altered to accommodate human needs which ultimately
brought changes in the migratory patterns of birds, local climate, and the makeup of plant and animal populations
(Kentula, 2002). Most of them are anthropogenic sources such as overuse of resources, lack of property rights,
human encroachment, and conversion to other 3 uses and also absence of effective enforcement of laws are some
of the most important factors for the decline in wetland biodiversity of the country (Islam, 2011). The loss and
degradation of freshwater resources are a result of both the acceleration of human-caused changes and the
sensitivity of freshwater ecosystems to such change (Abramovitz, 1996). These changes represent a strategic threat
to the quality of human life, the sustainability of the biosphere, and, in fact, the long-term survival of human
society (Neiman et al., 1995). The wetlands of the country are diverse and each has some distinctive features in
terms of physiography, seasonality and use patterns (Government of Bangladesh, 1990) and water hyacinth found
in wetland used as fodder in many areas (Karim, 1989) mostly important for rural areas for their livelihood (Sarker,
1993). But there is no research about the wetland of Narsingdi and this shortage of information led us to conduct
research for the better and meaningful management of wetlands with an aim to characterize the hydro-pedological
factors of different wetlands selected in the present study.

II. Materials and Methods

2.1 Sampling location:
The present study was conducted in Narsingdi District lies between 23°29' and 23°45' north latitudes and 90°10'
and 90°43' east longitudes. The total area of the district is 1150.13 sq.km. (District Statistics, 2011). There are 120
wetlands in Narsingdi district. Among them Raipura-40, Belabo-24, Narsingdi Sadar-15, Shibpur-27, Palash-01
and Monohordi-11.Among them (9) wetlands namely Dargar Beel (24°06′06′′N and 90°67′30′′E), Deshwary
Beel (24°16′75′′N and 90°79′40′E), Borodoar Beel (24°09′58′′N and 90°76′92′′), Dohatiar Beel (24°15′35′′N and
90°72′66′′E), Nolbayed Beel (24°03′10′′N and 90°70′85′′E), Ibrahimpur Boro Beel (23°98′99′′N and
90°64′72′′E), Nali Beel (23°98′66′′N and 90°73′90′′E), Guptopara Beel (23°94′63′′N and 90°79′28′′E),
Moheshpur Kur (24°03′60′′N and 90°90′32′′E). Samples were collected for two seasons, namely dry season
(October-March) and rainy season (April-September) from each station.

2.2 Sampling Design:

Of the several water body observed during field survey conducted in different parts of the districts as many as 9
were identified as wetlands, each having an area exceeding 10 acres. In this work an inventory of wetlands in
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Narsingdi District has been prepared in a way so to constitute a basic information system giving a precise account
of its location (Geographical coordinate, water depth, sediment texture, use pattern etc.). The information
collecting sheet used in this context was designed more or less adopting the ones used by (Zalidis and Mantzavelas,
1996) while studying the Greek wetlands. Soil samples were collected from the study area by using transect
method along with stratified random technique. Excellent discussion was provided in the literature to justify the
use of transects when sampling along environmental gradients and the use of stratified techniques (e.g., the
elevation gradient; Neckles and Dionne, 2000). A preliminary survey of the study area was made to identify the
sampling station. A plot of measuring 50 x 350 m2 size was drawn in the study area.

2.3 Sample Collection and Processing:

For the assessment of sediment quality, surface sediments are more commonly collected. A large range of devices
is available for the collection and reviews of their uses and suitability for different collection conditions are
available (Mudroch and Azcue, 1995). Generally 2 kg of sediment from each site was collected for analyses of
sediment texture (analysis of particle size) using Grab sampler. Geographical coordinates were taken using GPS.
Water depth were taken by the help of meter scale (made of wood). Uses pattern information were collected by
Check-list method. Soil organic carbon (SOC) was measured by Walkey and Black wet oxidation method
modified by Haq and Alam (2005) and organic matter by Storer (1984). Soil texture (% of sand, silt and clay) in
the study area was analyzed by the hydrometer method described by (Haq and Alam, 2005), modified from
(Bouyoucos, 1936).

2.4 Statistical analysis

Map was drawn by arc GIS (v.10.1) software. Statistical analyses were done using the PRIMER (v.6) software.
Association of different wetlands was shown in a Dendogram produced by Cluster analysis. One Way Analysis
of Variance (SPSS v.22) was used to determine the difference among the wetlands. To draw different graphs MS
Excel software was used.

III. Results
A total number of 9 wetlands had been recorded from the 4 Upazilla (Raipura, Belabo, Shibpur, Monohordi) of
the Narsingdi district throughout the present study period. Wetlands greater than 10 acres were studied during the
research. Among the 4 Upazilla, 9 wetlands represents namely Dargar Beel, Deshwary Beel, Borodoar Beel,
Dohatiar Beel, Nolbayed Beel, Ibrahimpur Boro Beel, Nali Beel, Guptopara Beel, Moheshpur Kur. The area of
wetlands ranging between 10 to 100 acres. Among the 9 wetland Dargar Beel and Deshwary Beel at Raipura was
found as the largest wetland. Almost all this wetlands are being used for cultivation, especially fishery, paddy and
during dry season it is hardly possible for anyone to different and identify them as wetlands. 9 wetlands are located
in rural areas and the value are accordingly linked with the cultural status and the socio-economic needs of the
rural people who use them. Mean depth of most of the water bodies does not exceed 4.5 m. There are only one
wetland, Dohatiar Beel is deeper than 4.5 m.

Table 1: General characteristics of wetlands in Narsingdi District

Parameter
depth

area

Average Organic

Average Organic

Source of water
water regime

Name of the
Carbon (%)

Use Pattern
Matter (%)

Latitu Longit
% of sand

wetlands
% of clay

de N ude E
% of silt
Average

Average
(acre)
(m)

Dargar Beel 24°06′ 90°67′ 3.04 30.6 4.71 2.53 N R I, P, J, 63 12 25

Deshwary Beel 24°16′ 90°79′ 4.2 99.7 7.96 3.98 P R I, P, D 52 21. 26
Borodoar Beel 24°09′ 90°76′ 3.2 29.0 6.72 3.51 P R I, D 38.3 27. 34
Dohatiar Beel 24°15′ 90°72′ 2.48 30.0 7.6 3.87 N R, I, P, J, 64.7 30. 4.9
Nolbayed Beel 24°03′ 90°70′ 4.57 11.4 3.72 2.05 N R, I, J, D 72 11 17
Ibrahimpur Boro 23°98′ 90°64′ 1.99 16.9 4.70 3.1 N R, I, P, J 46 6.7 47.
Nali Beel 23°98′ 90°73′ 2.93 11.4 3.7 2.01 P R, I, J 32 18 50
Guptopara Beel 23°94′ 90°79′ 3.52 10.2 4.2 3.7 P R, I, P, J, 55 22 23
Moheshpur Kur 24°03′ 90°90′ 4.5 27.0 5.3 4.3 N R, I, P, J 67 15 18

Abbreviations used; For (1) Water regime: p – perennial; NP = Nonperennial; (2) Origin: Mm = Man made; Na

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= Natural; (3) Source of Water: R=River water; RW = Rain Water: (4) Use pattern: Irrigation; Pisciculture;
D=Domestic Use; J=Jute retting; Es–Aesthetic use: (5) Source of pollution : Ar = Agriculture run off: Ds =
Domestic sewage; Ns = Nonspecific; H = Biomedical sewage; JR = Jute Retting; O = Others; (6) Plant diversity:
PMR=Moderate: PP=Poor.

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Among the wetlands Deshwary Beel is largest (99.73 acre) and Nali Beel is the smallest (10.2 acre). Details
information are shown in (Figure 1 and 2).

Figure 1: Dendrogram showing the percentage of similarity among different wetlands of Narsingdi district
that was prepared on the basis of area

Average area (Acre)

120 99.73
AVERAGE AREA (ACRE)

100
80
60
40 30.61 29 30.01 27
11.47 16.98 11.41 10.2
20
0
Deshwary Beel

Dohatiar Beel
Dargar Beel

Ibrahimpur Boro
Borodoar Beel

Moheshpur Kur
Nolbayed Beel
Guptopara Beel

Nali Beel
Beel

NAME OF THE WETLANDS

Average area (Acre)

Figure 2: Average area of wetlants of Narsingdi District

Highest depth (m) was recoded from Moheshpur Kur (5.31m) during the rainy season whereas the lowest depth
was found from Guptopra Beel (1.25m) during the dry season. Further more details about the depth of the wetlands
shown in (Figure 3 and 4).

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Similarity of the Wetlands of Narsingdi District according to Average Depth

Transform: Square root
Resemblance: S17 Bray Curtis similarity
85

90
Similarity

95

100
Mohespur Kur
Guptopara Beel

Nolbayed Beel

Deshwary Beel

Dohatiar Beel

Nali Beel

Borodoar Beel

Dargar Beel

Ibrahimpur Boro Beel

Figure 3: Dendrogram showing the percentage of similarity among different wetlands of Narsingdi district
that was prepared on the basis of depth

Rainy Season Dry Season

6 5.2 5.21 5.31

4.72
5 4.13
3.76 3.71 3.93 3.7
4 3.27 3.57
Depth

3 2.33 2.27 2.45 2.3 2.31

2 1.25 1.54
1
0
Deshwary Beel

Dohatiar Beel
Dargar Beel

Borodoar Beel

Ibrahimpur Boro

Moheshpur Kur
Nolbayed Beel
Guptopara Beel

Nali Beel
Beel

Name of the wetlands

Figure 4: Depth (m) of different wetlands of Narsingdi district

The average soil organic carbon of different wetlands was 3.23%±0.85. The maximum value (4.3%) of soil
organic carbon was recorded from Mohespur kur during rainy season where as the minimum value (2.1%) was
recorded from Ibrahimpur Boro Beel during dry season. Amount of organic carbon of different wetlands shown
in (Figure 5).

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5
4.5
4 4.3
Organic Carbon (%)
3.5 3.98 3.87 3.7
3 3.51
2.5 3.1
2 2.53
1.5 2.05 2.01
1
0.5
0
Deshwary Beel

Dohatiar Beel

Ibrahimpur Boro Beel

Dargar Beel

Borodoar Beel

Moheshpur Kur
Guptopara Beel

Nolbayed Beel

Nali Beel
Name of the wetlands

Figure 5: Organic carbon of different wetlands of Narsingdi district

The average soil organic matter of different wetlands was 5.40%±1.63 throughout the study. The maximum value
(7.96%) of soil organic matter recorded from Deshwary Beel during rainy season and the minimum value (3.7%)
was found from Ibrahimpur Boro Beel during dry season. Overall details shown in (Figure 6).

9
Organic metter and organic Carbon (%)

8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Organic Matter
Dargar Beel

Deshwary Beel

Moheshpur Kur
Nolbayed Beel

Ibrahimpur Boro Beel

Nali Beel
Dohatiar Beel
Borodoar Beel

Guptopara Beel

Name of the wetlands

Figure 6: Organic matter of different wetlands of Narsingdi district

The average value of sand was recorded 54.45%±13.63. Highest value (72%) was recorded from Dohatiar Beel
and the lowest value (32%) from Ibrahimpur Boro Beel. The average value of silt was recorded 18.28%±7.89.
Highest value (30.3%) was found from Guptopara Beel and the lowest value (6.7%) from Nolbayed Beel. The
average value of clay was recorded 27.24%±14.46. Highest value (50%) was recorded from Ibrahimpur Boro Beel
and the lowest value (4.96%) from Guptopara Beel (Shown in Figure 7, 8 &9 respectively).

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80
70
Sand (%) 60
50
40
30
20
10
0 Dargar Beel

Deshwary Beel

Moheshpur Kur
Dohatiar Beel

Nolbayed Beel

Nali Beel
Borodoar Beel

Guptopara Beel

Ibrahimpur
Boro Beel
% of sand

Name of the Wetlands

Figure 7: Sand texture of different wetlands of the Narsingdi District

35
30
Silt (%)

25
20
15
10
5
0
Dargar Beel

Guptopara

Nolbayed

Moheshpur
Nali Beel
Borodoar

Dohatiar Beel
Deshwary

Ibrahimpur
Boro Beel % of silt
Beel

Beel
Beel

Beel

Kur
Name of the Wetlands

Figure 8: Silt texture of different wetlands of the Narsingdi District

60
50
Clay (%)

40
30
20
10
0
Dargar Beel

Guptopara

Nolbayed

Nali Beel

Moheshpur
Borodoar

Dohatiar Beel
Deshwary

Ibrahimpur
Boro Beel

% of clay
Beel

Beel
Beel

Beel

Kur

Name of Wetlands

Figure 9: Clay texture of different wetlands of the Narsingdi District

Graphical representation (Pie Chart) of percentage of sand, silt, clay of different wetlands give an overview of
easily understanding (Shown in Figure 10, 11 and 12).

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Dargar Beel

% of clay, 25
% of sand
% of silt, 12 % of sand, 63
% of silt
% of clay

Deshwary Beel

% of clay, 26
% of sand, 52 % of sand
% of silt, 21.9 % of silt
% of clay

Moheshpur Kur
% of clay, 18

% of silt, 15 % of sand
% of sand, 67
% of silt
% of clay

Figure 10: Soil texture of different wetlands of the Narsingdi District

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Guptopara Beel
% of clay, 4.96

% of silt, 30.3
% of sand
% of sand, % of silt
64.73
% of clay

Dohatiar Beel
% of clay, 17

% of silt, 11
% of sand
% of sand, 72
% of silt
% of clay

Nolbayed Beel

% of clay, % of sand, 46 % of sand

47.2
% of silt
% of clay

% of silt, 6.7
Figure 11: Soil texture of different wetlands of the Narsingdi District

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Ibrahimpur Boro Beel

% of sand, 32 % of sand
% of clay, 50
% of silt
% of silt, 18
% of clay

Nali Beel

% of clay, 23

% of sand
% of silt, 22 % of sand, 55
% of silt
% of clay

Moheshpur Kur
% of clay, 18

% of silt, 15 % of sand
% of sand, 67
% of silt
% of clay

Figure 12: Soil texture of different wetlands of the Narsingdi District

IV. Discussion
Wetlands are important resources required judicious planning for sustainable development and prosperity (Zalidis
and Mantzavelas, 1996). Wetlands are valuable as we found these are very productive. In our finding we found
that there was a significant difference among the wetlands in terms of organic carbon, organic matter, sand, silt
and clay as the alpha level (p<0.05) though some relationship prevail as the significance level (p>0.05). That
means all the wetlands are equally productive. An inventory should constitute an information system that provides
a geographically comprehensive picture of acquired information and should give insights into the wetland’s
temporal dynamics (Zalidis et al., 1997). To achieve this, a proper classification system and characterization are
needed.According to (Zalidis et al., 1997) a total number of 9 wetlands had been recorded from the 4 Upazilla
(Raipura, Belabo, Shibpur, Monohordi) of the Narsingdi district throughout the present study. The district is
occupied by 120 wetlands whose individual area is greater than 10 acre. The wetlands occur in all the 6 Upazilla
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of the district. Among the 6 Upazilla represents in 120 wetlands Maximum number (40) of wetland represent in
Raipura, (24) Belabo, (15) Narsingdi Sadar, (27) Shibpur, (2) Palash, (11) Monohordi. Almost all this wetlands
are being used for cultivation, especially fishery, paddy and during dry season it is hardly possible for anyone to
different and identify them as wetlands and some of the wetlands were remain unexploited (Kilkus, 1986) and
surrounded by water reservoirs, fish ponds, etc. (Basalykas, 1965). So far location is concerned, 9 wetlands are
located in rural areas and the values are accordingly linked with the cultural status and the socio-economic needs
of the rural people who use them. The abundance of water and wetlands has always been the geographically and
historical destiny of Bangladesh. More than two third of Bangladesh may be classified as wetland according to
the definition enunciated in the Ramsar Convention. About 6.7 percent of Bangladesh is always under water, 21
is deeply flooded (more than 90 cm) and 35 percent experiences shallow inundation (FAO, 1988). Mean depth of
most of the water bodies does not exceed 4.5 m. There are only one wetland, Dohatiya Beel is depper than 4.5 m.
The Sylhet basin is subdivided into the Surma‐Kusiayara floodplain and Titas floodplain because of its lower
elevation receives run-off from the Tripura hills, neighboring piedmont apron and adjoining Old Meghna estuarine
floodplain as well as spilling from the Meghna River. In the rainy season, it becomes an enormous lake more than
12 feet deep. Sound scientific information identifying and quantifying the societal values of these' wetland
functions is necessary before the public and governments will regard and therefore protect wetlands as a vital
component of a sustainable healthy environment (Leitch and Fridgen, 1998; Scarth, 1998). Close interaction
among researchers, user groups (e.g., agriculture, developers), and private and public agencies with various policy
or management mandates is vital to the development of progressive conservation policy and management
programs. Although the important of wetlands as a natural resource is much greater in district like Narsingdi than
those in most of the districts of Bangladesh, Government schemes and project for management are operative
different wetland. Characteristics of 9 wetlands in Narsingdi district reveal variation of different characters under
different categories. With the application of these characters, a cluster diagram was prepared considering the
similarities of their characteristics. It has been suggested that wetlands may contribute to the generation of rainfall
locally and on a regional basis in drier areas of the continent (Smith, 1997). Removal or alteration of wetlands in
these regions may therefore affect rainfall inputs and related hydrologic functions such as groundwater recharge.
The role of wetlands in regional hydrological cycles requires investigation especially as overall climate change
draws increasing attention (Robarts and Waiser, 1998). There was no remarkable variation of organic carbon in
different wetlands of the study area. The organic matter content of the study area remind almost similar over the
different wetlands. The amount of organic matter found from the different wetlands which are related to the
optimum level of organic matter (%) for the aquaculture development. The most widely accepted model was
proposed by (Pearson and Rosenberg, 1978), who suggested that, as the organic matter content increases, the
species diversity decreases, the of individual increases. Organic content, mud content and water content of the
sediments of the sediments were found to influence the abundance wetland biotic communities that were reported
by (Groenewald, 2010). In this study soil organic carbon and organic matter also influenced various species of the
wetlands.

V. Conclusion
From the foregoing it appears that various interesting and important characters are available in the investigated
wetlands. These characters are valuable and significant in the preparation of an inventory so as to reflect the
present status of wetlands. All data collected and analyzed during this Upazilawise survey (including all
characteristics of important wetlands in each Upazila of Narsingdi District, sediment texture, land use and
conservation measures, maps of all levels) were compiled in a special publication, which will serve as important
tool for wetlands management and protection. Systematic study on the use of wetlands resources and their
environmental and economic value has been carried out in Narsingdi District. A detailed inventory of wetlands
resources should be carried out covering different eco-regions of the country. It is also better to do the study before
destruction of the resources base.

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