Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- The much-sought Muhuri Irrigation Project in Feni, launched with a promise of transforming local agriculture, has failed to deliver its intended benefits due to alleged corruption, inefficiency and substandard implementation.

Implemented by the Water Development Board at a cost of Tk 5.63 billion with financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the project aimed to introduce an underground irrigation system powered by electric pumps and prepaid metres, reports UNB.

Despite its completion in June last year, the infrastructure has largely collapsed, leaving thousands of farmers without water and struggling to sustain their livelihoods.

Corruption and Mismanagement

Local farmers and officials claim that systemic cor...