IN PROGRESS · GAIBANDHA · FOUR CHARS
EcoChar
Site and baseline work for two projects across four river islands in Gaibandha. Field update: July 2026.
See current workPROJECT 01Char UdayanKamarjani + Mollarchar
PROJECT 02Adaptive Eco CharFazlupur + Fulchhari
CHAR CONTEXT
Infrastructure has to work where the river keeps rewriting access
The two projects cover storage, solar energy, water, transport, growing support and local enterprise across four river islands in Gaibandha. July’s records focus on land, baselines and engineering readiness.
Gaibandha district · 2024–25 BBS production records
CROP INTELLIGENCE · GAIBANDHA
Gaibandha’s recorded crop production
District records do not establish participant crop mix, char-level production or EcoChar outcomes.
Open Gaibandha in Crop Intelligence →PLANNED DELIVERY
The two projects move on separate schedules
Char Udayan
Kamarjani + Mollarchar · Jul 2026 to Dec 2027 · 1,000 households to reach
2Udayan HubsZECC + digital connectivity
4Solar irrigation systems
Hybrid boatsCargo + rescue transport
Farm toolsMachinery + shellers
ConnectivityStarlink + solar power
15 batchesTechnical trainingLivelihoods + market access
Adaptive Eco Char
Fazlupur + Fulchhari · May 2026 to Mar 2028
2 + 2Resilience hubs + eco-storage
200Household solar systems
2 + 2Water purification + digital health
600 peopleClimate-smart growingSandbar crops + homestead gardens
150 householdsLivestock support
200 womenChar enterprises
IMPLEMENTATION · JULY 2026VERIFIED · 31 JULY 2026
Land, baseline and engineering come first
CHAR UDAYAN · GAIBANDHA SADAR
Site certainty comes before procurement
- In place
- Implementation plans prepared; four potential sites assessed; consultation held; baseline questionnaire finalised; supplier bills of quantities collected.
- What is delaying work
- Final site confirmation, baseline completion, heavy rain, erosion exposure and incomplete land documents.
- Next step
- Complete the baseline, confirm the hub site, verify beneficiaries and move procurement forward.
ADAPTIVE ECO CHAR · FULCHHARI
Selected sites still have to clear land and engineering
- In place
- Sixteen consultations completed; infrastructure sites selected; supplier bills of quantities collected; regional crop assessment completed.
- What is delaying work
- Land transfer, engineering, baseline and beneficiary selection, flood-safe land availability and land-use documents.
- Next step
- Complete land transfer and baseline work, finalise engineering and launch procurement.
JULY FIELD RECORD
Site records and consultations
Four potential hub sites were assessed
- Implementation, action and technical site-selection records were prepared.
- Four potential sites were assessed for two Udayan Hubs.
- Community consultation was documented and the baseline questionnaire was finalised.
Infrastructure sites were selected
- Sixteen consultations were documented across the two project unions.
- Infrastructure sites, supplier bills of quantities and the regional crop assessment were recorded.
- Baseline and beneficiary selection were underway.
Community consultation.
Land condition informed site screening.
Each project keeps its own field record
Photos shown here are from Char Udayan, July 2026.CHAR UDAYAN · ALLOCATION
Where the funding goes
Adaptive Eco Char is funded separately and retains its own allocation.
- Capital assets
- 66.2%
- Hubs, irrigation, boats, machinery + connectivity
- Programme activities
- 27.3%
- Training, enterprise support, drills + monitoring
- Overhead + HR
- 6.5%
- Project management
CURRENT CONSTRAINT
Flood-safe sites narrow the options
Land arrangements must be clear before construction. Heavy rain and incomplete documentation slowed site work in July; erosion and scarce elevated land narrowed the options.
NEXT
CHAR UDAYAN
ADAPTIVE ECO CHAR
Next steps for each char project
Complete the baseline, confirm the Udayan Hub site, verify beneficiaries and advance procurement planning.
Complete land transfer, baselines and engineering. Begin construction once procurement clears.
Confirm land arrangements and baseline records at each char site before procurement or construction.
Discuss the next phase