When looking at the repercussions of the Chandpur Irrigation Project (CIP) it is important to look at how the CIP project affected class structure and gender, realizing the benefits of the project were not shared equally by all residents. It is therefore hard to say if the project "improved" the living conditions for the residents considering there was such a strong degree of contradictions and varying affects for all the people.
The construction of the CIP project created many social and economic changes that influenced people both within and outside of the area. …