All slums in the capital will have access to water supply service by the year 2015, said Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority managing director Taqsem A Khan on Thursday. Speaking at a seminar, he said they would get legal water supply connection, which would ensure safe water for them and an environment-friendly
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DWASA to install new pipelines to ensure safe drinking water
3 more water treatment plants also to be installed, says its MD The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority has taken up an initiative to set up new pipelines in the city using the district metered area system to ensure people’s right to drinking water from tap. ‘Dwasa with financial support from the Asian Development ... Read more
New plant in Munshiganj to treat Padma water
Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) is going to set up a water treatment plant at Jasholdia point of Munshiganj, with a capacity of supplying 45 crore litres of water per day. An agreement was signed yesterday between Dhaka Wasa and China CAMC Engineer Com Ltd in this regard. CAMC will construct the plant ... Read more
WASA plans walkways to save Dhaka canals
To protect reclaimed canals from further encroachment, the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) has taken an initiative to build walkways around the canals, to demarcate them permanently. The ministry of finance has already allocated Tk. 8 crore for this purpose, DWASA managing director Taqsim A Khan told reporters, at a press briefing in ... Read more
DWASA mulls water tariff hike to attain sustainability
Ignores pilferage and system loss Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority is considering raising the water tariff instead of taking any substantial steps to end water pilferage and reduce system loss to make itself a sustainable organisation. The Dhaka WASA has already submitted a proposal to the government for increasing the water price by about ... Read more