"The overall objective of the consultancy services shall cover but not limited to the following scope: (a) A web-based system for applying, processing and tracking Clearance Certificates as specified in Chapter 8 of the Bangladesh Water Rules, 2018. The lists of projects, their status and action-dates will be open for all to see and act where appropriate. There will also a public summary reporting on the progress of clearance activities by region, sector and agency etc.; (b) A web-based sys

Official Contract Award: "The overall objective of the consultancy services shall cover but not limited to the following scope: (a) A web-based system for applying, processing and tracking Clearance Certificates as specified in Chapter 8 of the Bangladesh Water Rules, 2018. The lists of projects, their status and action-dates will be open for all to see and act where appropriate. There will also a public summary reporting on the progress of clearance activities by region, sector and agency etc.; (b) A web-based system for applying, processing and tracking No Objection Certificates for Ground water under force-mode as specified in Chapter 10 of the Bangladesh water Rules 2018. For Information Technology (IT) development purposes, there will be much synergy with clearance process, and as above, there will be listings of all applications and their status, and summary reporting thereof. (c) On-line systems for dissemination of existing data in the NWRD (National Water Resources Database), ICRD (Integrated Coastal Resources Database) and other sub-sets of NWRD (National Water Resources Database) for processing information to those who need information for the above measures and to other, previously approved users with established rights of, and procedures for, access to data. Within the established rules and restrictions, this will give easy access to water resources data (e.g. hydrological, environmental, social, economic, climate, fisheries etc.) that will facilitate implementation of integrated water resources management (IWRM) processes. This activity will include development of graphical and mapping tools to enhance understanding of water resources and the interactions between different components of the hydrological cycle and water-dependent ecosystems;. Awarded Contractor: Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS). Contract Value: 17600000.0 BDT. Invitation/Proposal Ref: 42.02.0000.009.14.001.18-24 Date: 07/07/2019. Package No: S-01. Ministry: Ministry of Water Resources. Agency: Water Resources Planning Organization. Procuring Entity: Project Director,Study on Online Processing and Tracking of Water Resources Project Clearance and No Objection Certificates for Groundwater Abstraction. Procurement Method: NCT. Source of Funds: Non_Development GOB.