Geographic Information

Upazila under Sylhet district. It has an area of 15200 ha.The Haor is very importantfor a wide variety of waterfowl. It provide attractive habitat for large numbersofshorebirds and is a breeding site for Whiskered Tern and Black-winged Stilts, speciesnot previously seen breeding in Bangladesh. It was of regional importanceas motherfishery but is now enclosed within the “Manu River Irrigation Project”.

In a country where one third of all area can be termed as wetlands, the haor basin is an internationally important wetland ecosystem, spread over Sunamganj, Habiganj, Moulvibazar districts and Sylhet Sadar Upazila, as well as Kishoreganj and Netrokona districts outside the core haor area.

A haor is a wetland ecosystem in the north eastern part of Bangladesh which physically is a bowl or saucer shaped shallow depression, also known as a backswamp. During monsoon haors receive surface runoff water from rivers and canals to become vast stretches of turbulent water.

The total area of haor-type wetland ecosystem in Bangladesh is 80,000 square kilometres. The haor basin is bounded by the hill ranges of India – Meghalaya on the north, Tripura and Mizoram on the south, and Assam and Manipur on the east.

Conservation efforts

Kauadighi Haor is a small one, but extraordinarily beautiful. The word Akashi means sky blue color and the word Haor means inundated water body that is created due to overflowing of nearby river. So, combining the two words it means sky blue colored water body. And interestingly the color of the water was really bluish. The clouds from the sky easily reflect on the pristine water from the Haor.

Few places are occupied with water there. So local people usually do fishing, and probably they will continue until the area dried up totally. Most of the fishing nets are having same design and structure. Also, the style of fishing is a bit different from other area as well.

Our Objectives

The perennial availability of water in the rivers and Haor provides critical sources of income and nutrition for millions of rural Bangladesh’s poorest people. Cap Foundation’s aim is  to deliver 1000 boats to the flood ridden destitute families who are struggling to survive financially to manage their livelihood and sustain a family income. The fallout has been devastating, both on a humanitarian and spiritual level. Today, millions of refugees lack access to the most basic necessities needed for daily survival.

Master Plan of Haor Area

The Bangladesh Haor and Wetland Development Board (BHWDB) has taken the initiative to prepare a comprehensive Master Plan with a view to preserve, protect.