The set up of a sustainable Survey and Study Support Unit with separate office arrangements aiming ultimately at a future merging with the Survey and Study Division of the BWDB in one location is one of the major activities to be carried out in the EDP. Also, an overall multi sectoral steering mechanism has to be established for the EDP.
The institutional development of the SSSU will ensure the specific objectives of the project. The SSSU will be in charge:
- Updating of bathymetric survey data and micro-level survey for viable investment oriented project and databases;
- Hydro-survey of entire coastal area for understanding of dynamics & morphological process;
- Transfer of technology covering enhancement of in-house capabilities of BWDB personnel concerning data processing;
- To enrich knowledge of coastal orientated multi-disciplinary in-house working force of BWDB aiming at long-term management and follow-up in relation to ICZM approach.
To realise this, as needed in the coastal and estuary zone, the SSD (Survey and Study Division) of the BWDB will be reactivated to enhance the capabilities of data processing and analysis as a comprehensive in-house stronghold. The SSD Division is to be activated in such a way that they are able to be involved & take part in the whole scope of activities related to EDP on behalf of PD/EDP.
In the EDP, the SSSU and the Survey and Study Division will have to be merged. As the eventually merged offices of the SSSU and the SSD is to be the core office of the new Estuary Development Program this will greatly enhance motivation and performance. The task of the expert staff will become wider than survey activities only. It is proposed that both units are located in one office to facilitate proactive communication and integration to facilitate the merging into one organisation. Proper action will be taken in this regard from the beginning of the project. Both Staff and office space for the SSSU could be arranged before the starting of the project. The SSSU and the SSD will provide services to other projects on a commercial/ cost-covering basis. These services are:
• Surveys of river bathymetry, flow velocities and sediment transport,
• Technical advise on erosion control schemes and land accretion works.
In the SSSU office, apart from the general management, the following activities will takes place:
• Managing the survey activities
• Data processing, storage and information dissemination
• Analysis of survey data, to check with the earlier predictions of future changes
• Improving of the 2 dimensional numerical (Mathematical) model of the IWM with recent data
• Carrying out and/ or support specific surveys and studies for third parties
• Acquisition among potential clients as to improve the financial basis of the Survey Unit Anwesha
Carrying out O&M of the Anwesha and survey equipment during EDP and after completion of the project
