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Reconnaissance Soil Survey of Kurigram and Gaibanda Subdivision of Rangpur District

H. Brammer
FAO Project Manager
Soil Resource Development Institute, Dhaka. Formerly, Soil Survey Project of East Pakistan, FAO-UNDP-Directorate of Soil Survey, Dacca.

Md. Anwar Hossain
Soil Survey Research Officer
Soil Resource Development Institute, Dhaka. Formerly, Soil Survey Project of East Pakistan, FAO-UNDP-Directorate of Soil Survey, Dacca.

Mahbubur Rahman
Soil Resource Development Institute, Dhaka. Formerly, Soil Survey Project of East Pakistan, FAO-UNDP-Directorate of Soil Survey, Dacca.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The surveyed area covers 1683 square miles. The mean annual rainfall is 80-90 inches, mostly occurring between May-October. The soils are developed in: (i) the unconsolidated recent and sub-recent Tista and Brahmaputra alluvia on level to very gently undulating land occupying about 91% of the area. Mainly grey, olive and brown soils are developed in these sediments; (ii) the semi consolidated Madhupur clay level to gently undulating land occupying the Barind tract on about 5% of the area. Gray, brown, and red loamy soils on a mottled clay substratum are developed in these sediments. About 37% of the area is shallowly flooded, 7% moderately deeply flooded, 21% has a river erosion hazard and flooded to varying depths, 16% above normal flood-level or only intermittently flooded. About 2% of the land is perennial cropped, 57% double cropped, 10% single cropped, 12% grassland, barren and 19% homesteads, water, urban land. Good agricultural land is about 48%, moderate agricultural land 11%, poor agricultural land 12%, very poor and non-agricultural land 10% and homestead, water, urban land 19%. Rice, jute, sugarcane, tobacco, potatoes are the main crops. There is a considerable potential for increased agricultural production in almost all parts of the surveyed areas.

Keywords: Soil, Survey, Land, Capability

Location: Kurigram, Gaibanda, Lalmanirhat districts

Start Date: 06-12-1968

End Date: 31-12-1970

Program Area: Crop-Soil-Water Management

Commodity: Land management

Objectives:

. To identify, classify and describe the major kinds of soils occurring in Kurigram and Gaibanda subdivisions;

2. To prepare maps showing the distribution of these soils; and

3. To evaluate the properties of soils in terms of potentiality for improved use.

Methodology:

The basis of survey was air-photo interpretation supported by a planned program of field traverses and laboratory analysis of representative soil samples that were collected. Air-photos used were of approximate scale of 1:40,000 taken in the dry season of 1951-52. In general, field methods and descriptive terms used have been those given in the USDA Soil Survey Manual. Where local conditions have required modifications to be made in these, the modifications have been described in the appropriate part of this report. A land capability classification specially adapted to the Bangladesh environment was used.

A network of traverses was laid down so as to examine the major landscape units differentiated by study of the air-photos. Soils were examined as often as necessary along these traverses. The traverse and sampling intensity varied considerably from place to place according to the complexity of the soils and soil patterns and supplementary traverses were made wherever considered necessary. Generally, traverses were made at intervals of from 2-4 miles, and observations along the traverses made at intervals of from a few yards to approximately 1 mile (usually not more than half a mile). Almost all the profiles were briefly described from auger holes along each traverse. In addition, observation on depth and duration of flooding and land use (cropping pattern) were recorded. Soil samples for correlation and laboratory analysis were taken from pits excavated in each soil series recognized. In the case of major soils, several profiles were sampled. In general, In general routine traverse examinations were made to a depth of about 4 feet; in a few cases to a depth of 6 or even 8 feet where necessary. Most of the traverses were made on foot with some traverses by Land Rovers. The major soil unit recognized was the soil series.

Source of Information: Soil Resource Development Institute. Reconnaissance Soil Survey of Kurigram and Gaibanda subdivision, Rangpur district 1969; H. Brammer, Soil Survey Project of Pakistan, FAO-UNDP-Directorate of Soil Survey, East Pakistan; reprint Comilla 1982; reprint Dhaka 2008.

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Funding Source:

1. United Nations Development Project	Budget:
2. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Budget:

Total Budget (Tk.) :

Achievement/Findings:

RSS is the first soil and land resource pool of the country. Besides SRDI, so far all kinds of soil and land resource maps and information reproduced from different institutions are based on the information included in RSS. It is experienced that the RSS report includes major baseline information of the area concerned and one can overview an area relevant to natural resource management, potentials, limitations and generalized solution at planner level.

The report is primarily intended for use by those responsible for economic and agricultural development planning at the national, regional and district levels. It provides information on which policy decisions might be based regarding agricultural development by such means as irrigation, flood protection, drainage, use of fertilizers and introduction of alternative crops or methods of husbandry. It indicates the different soil conditions which might require separate trials and also the area over which the results of such trials might confidently be expected to apply. The report is provided with soil association, land use, land capability and physiographic maps. The agricultural development possibilities by land capability subclasses are given in this report. The relative suitability of each soil for a number of common crops has been evaluated and tabulated.

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