Rural Hydrology:

The authors propose a ' ' rural hydrology " approach for investigating and planning of mral infrastructure build up in the floodp ain zone of Bangladesh The rural hydrology approach aform of " alternative engineering " requires the foilowing minimal set of items amotorcycle or bicycle feet to walk around an eye to see the real environmental conditions an ear to listen to those who are informed of the local conditions and a flexible mind to share with local people in order to identify land and water conditions constraints to development and the real needs of the locality and local peoPle Here a case study is documented The dynamic hydrological environment of the flood - plain of Tangail was analyzed at the level Qf the Union and the results were applied to formulate plans for buUding rural infrastructures including Union and village roads bridges and culverts low cost river bank protectiQn walls and line planting of African dhaincha ( Sesbania sp )to protect deepwater rice from water hyacinth 1