Challenges in procurement of smart card based pre-paid meter installation under Mujib Nagar Irrigation development project

Abstract

Bangladesh is an agricultural depended country of the world. More or less eighty percent professions of the country are related directly or indirectly with agriculture. It is not possible to develop of the country without develop agricultural systems. Like a part of agricultural develops of the country, Mujibnagar irrigation development project has implementing in Kustia, Mehepur & Chuadangha district. Mujibnagar irrigation development project is an important project of Bangladesh agricultural infrastructure development. The main object of the project is increase agricultural production through modernization of irrigation system. Smart card based prepaid electric meter has installed as a main part of the project for proper utilization of underground water and improve water management systems. By the using smart card based electric smart card, irrigation systems has more transparent and well controlled. As a result using such types of card has to plays vital rules to decrease production cost in agricultural product of the project area.