Kaptai Lake is the
largest man made lake inBangladesh. It
is located in the Kaptai Upazila under Rangamati District ofChittagong Division. The lake was created as a result of
building the Kaptai Dam on theKarnaphuli River, as part of the KarnaphuliHydro-electric project. The Kaptai Lake's average depth
is 100 feet (30 m) and maximum depth is 490 feet (150 m).
Construction of the reservoir for the hydro-electric plant
began in 1956 by the Government of East Pakistan. As a result, 54,000 acres (220 km2) of farmland in
the Rangamati District went under water and created the lake.
The land that went under water as a result of the dam
construction, was 40% of the total arable land in the area. Along with that, 29
square miles (75 km2) of the
Government-owned forest, and 234 square miles (610 km2) of other forest
land went under water. About 18,000 families with a total of almost 100
thousand people were also displaced. The palace of the king of the Chakmas was also flooded and is now under water.
Picture Source: Internet
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| Kaptai Dam |
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| Chakma Rabari before went under water |
Photo Source: Collected from Internet
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