CONSULTANCY SERVICES

Team Leader December 2018 – June 2019

Consultancy Assignment on Slum-based Citizen Action Network (SCAN) Project

Solidarités international

Consultancy Firm: 

IMAGE Research and

Consultancy Ltd.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation

(DSCC)

The main objective of the project is to build the capacity of CSOs in slum areas of Dhaka City to advocate and act for access to the basic rights of WASH and Waste Management and participate in local governance through collaboration with Local Authorities and the establishment of strong formal linkage systems between them. 10 slums (6 slums of Dhaka North City Corporation and 4 slums of Dhaka South City Corporation) of 8 wards (under DNCC w # 2, 3, 5, 6 & 7 and DSCC w # 22, 24 & 25) are selected from both city corporations in Dhaka city.

The main purpose of the assignment is to prepare maps of the slum and low-income settlements under the project indicating the following:

WASH and Waste management facilities

• water pump house

• water infrastructures functioning/non-functioning

• WASA water supply mainline

• drainage systems

• sewerage lines

• latrines functioning/ not- functioning

• the waste primary collection point

• Water bodies used for sludge management etc.

Women and youth groups (slum-based CSOs) have been preparing social maps that will guide and support efforts to achieve the objective.

Consultant March 2017 – November 2017

Consultancy Assignment on “Developing a Waterbody Management Tool, Waterbody  Management Guidebook and Training for City Corporation Officials”

GIZ Bangladesh

Barisal City Corporation (BCC), Bangladesh

There have been kept four objectives of the project to achieve the goal, which is as follows:

(a) To prepare an action plan on water body management for Barisal City Corporation.

(b) To develop a sustainable water body management monitoring tool for Barisal City Corporation.

(c) To provide training for Barisal City Corporation officials on “Sustainable Water Body Management”.

(d) To identify the gaps in the national and local policy to ensure sustainable water body management in Barisal City Corporation area.

DEM Expert March 2016 – May 2016

‘Preparation and Supplying Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) of (i) the Ganges-Kobadak Irrigation Project (GKIP) and (ii) the Teesta Barrage Project (TBP)’

A project of the Mott-Macdonald, a UK based Consultancy Firm

South-West Region and North Bengal, Bangladesh

The main objective of the project is to develop DEM from the elevation data (spot height) from BWDB topographic maps (1960-1964) and different satellite imageries (Google Earth, Aster, Landsat MSS, and Landsat TM) for the two project locations.

Key responsibilities are to identify and investigate the existing different types of structures, both natural and man-made; Study the contour and topographic maps produced by the relevant agencies and also reviewed previous master plan available for the Upazila; Conduct a topographic survey of the area and GPS survey for important landmarks; Digitize Different features like water bodies (Perennial Beel, Seasonal Beel, Khal, River), Roads, etc. from Google Earth; Prepare a digital database and base maps of the area; Processed the digitized data using GIS technology; and Prepare DEM and Contour Maps with the cultivable area, water area, homestead area, etc.

Team Leader January 2016 – March 2016

“Forecast-based Preparedness – a new finance mechanism for improved disaster preparedness in Bangladesh”

A project of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) and the German Red Cross (GRC)

Noakhali, Bangladesh

The FBP pilot project is focusing on floods and cyclones with activities from July 2015 to June 2017 and funding from the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

Topographic, physical features, household surveys, and water gauge monitoring were conducted in the study area. At project sites, a topographic survey was done for the entire area needed for at least a 25-year life.  The survey was adequate to develop a topographic contour map with at least 10-meter grid intervals. All roads, surface waters, and major landmarks were indicated on the map, as well as survey benchmarks.  To measure the maximum impact of the disaster, the HH level also needed to be included in this work. These topographic data were used to prepare a hazard map using mathematical analysis and later used in hazard forecasting.

Consultant August 2015 – June 2018

Topographic Survey for Rampal 1320MW Thermal Power Plant (Second Phase)

A project of the Government of Bangladesh.

Rampal, Khulna, Bangladesh

The overall objective of the survey was to demarcate the project boundary and to conduct a topographic survey to estimate the exact land areas that fall in the second phase and calculate the total earthwork volume for filling purposes as well as to ground improvement of the site. 

The scope of the survey work includes property line demarcation on the cadastral map, physical feature, and spot height survey of the area of interest along with earthwork volume calculations.

Photogrammetric Expert June 2015 – June 2017

Preparation of Development Plan for Fourteen Upazilas” 

A project of the Urban Development Directorate (UDD)

Bogra, Bangladesh Responsibilities were to prepare topographic, physical features, land use, and other related maps of the area, and (ii) To prepare, supervise, manage and monitor the digital database (Spatial and attribute) of the project. (iii) Installation and troubleshooting of GIS in the UDD project office and head office; (iv) Ensure the quality of the map and related work. (v) To work with a multi-disciplinary team environment to synchronize the multi-sectoral data into the GIS database. (vi) Preparation of working paper, reports, and plan of the project as assigned by the PD;

GIS and RS  Specialist May 2014 – April 2017

Pro-Poor Market-Based Solutions for Fecal Sludge Management 

Funded by SNV (Netherlands Development Organization)

Khulna, Bangladesh

Works are done by:

Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), Khulna, Bangladesh The main objective of the project is to manage people's sludge and improve the public health environment in the city. Responsibilities were to handle different types of spatial data of the project area viz. Khulna City Corporation, Jhenaidah Municipality, and Kushtia Municipality preparing population density mapping, land use mapping, base map, etc. The main components of the project are e field survey: providing sludge characteristics, a feasibility study: selecting the right technical option for the plant, construction of the treatment plant, and operation of the plant. Specific works are as follows:

• Preparation of Survey Work Plan 

• The Setting of Survey Specifications 

• Demarcation of Project Boundary

• Collection of Existing Secondary Spatial Database 

• GPS-based Physical Feature Survey 

• Collection of High-Resolution Satellite Imageries 

• Processing and Geo-referencing of Satellite Image 

• Ground Authentication and Field Verification 

• Deriving Necessary Features from Satellite Imagery 

• Data Entry, Encoding, and Survey Data Processing 

• Linking of GIS Database with Other Relevant Attributes 

• Data Analysis and Validation Check 

• GIS Database Finalization 

• Suitability Analysis for New Locations for Public Toilets 

• Prioritize the locations based on the needs and availability of Space 

Team Leader Nov 2013 – June 2014

Detailed GIS Mapping for LIC Units in Some Selected Slums (eight slums) in Dhaka City

Technical Support Services Limited (Techsus Ltd.), Dhaka, Bangladesh

Client: DWASA

Funded by WSUP (Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor), UK

Prepare detailed GIS maps of the proposed slum covering the presence of different water and sanitation services including the locations and coordinates, individual water points, latrines, waste disposal sites and their coverage, households of the coverage, ownerships, tenure security, status of revenues, satisfaction level of the LIC communities and so on.  The detailed scope of work is as follows. 

Liaison with stakeholders and other organizations that might already have some existing maps or GIS information on the slums. If available and free, collect all the data that they accept to share. This can later be digitized or re-used in the GIS to be made for WSUP and DWASA; Use the GIS maps and, if necessary, use Google Earth Pro (GEP) satellite images to prepare a draft GIS map of the slum including its boundaries, streets, and blocks. Any surface water bodies within or surrounding the slum should also be included.

Urban Planner July 2018 – December 2019

Studying the Cause of Water Logging at Matshya Bhaban Campus, Arabpur Jashore with Proposed Design and Drawing of the Structures for Removing Water Logging 

And 

Preparation of Design, Drawing, Estimate & Supervision of Fish Fry and Fingerling Sale Center at Chanchra, Jashore

Bangladesh

The objective of the first assignment is to assist the Project to:

Study the cause of waterlogging at Matsya Bhaban Campus, ArabpurJashore and propose a plan and design for the construction and/or repair/renovation of the structures to be required to solve the waterlogging problem.

The objective of the second assignment is to assist the Project to:

To Plan, design, estimate, and supervise the construction of the Fish Fry and Fingerling Sale Centre with other related structures at Chanchra, JashoreSadar, Jashore. 

Member September 2016 – March 2019

“Research on Disaster Prevention/Mitigation Measures against Flood and Storm Surges in Bangladesh” Bangladesh

The JICA JST SATREP project titled “Research on Disaster Prevention/Mitigation Measures against Flood and Storm Surges in Bangladesh” is implemented jointly by Kyoto University and BUET along with several partner universities and organizations in Bangladesh and Japan. 

The project aims to develop integrated training programs on research innovations for flood disaster risk reduction. The project focuses on four types of floods: coastal floods, river floods, flash floods, and urban floods. One of the key targets of the training program is to include the research outputs in the university curriculum.

Member January 2016 – June 2018

World Bank and UGC funded the IQAC project under HEQEP in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at KUET, Bangladesh

The general objective of the Self-Assessment is to improve the quality of education addressing the needs of the major stakeholders and national relevance. The specific objectives of the self-assessment exercise are to identify learning needs:  Employability of the graduates and the ability to contribute to organizations and national development are very critical to ensure the quality of education. Education is all about gaining a set of skills to match the requirements for employment, career development, lifelong learning, and socioeconomic development as well.