Fall in the groundwater level as well as frequent power outages have triggered an acute water crisis in the Khulna city, causing sufferings to the city dwellers. According to managing director of Khulna WASA Md Abdullah, about 15 lakh city dwellers are being supplied with 4.9 crore litres of water against the daily
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WASA plans large-scale use of surface water
The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority has taken up a long-term plan to go for surface water sources to meet the city dwellers’ safe water demand reducing its dependence on groundwater. ‘We putting emphasis on surface water sources to gradually reduce dependence on groundwater. We’re trying to bring water from the Padma
Dhaka under salinity threat
Greens concerned over rapid decline of groundwater level Saltwater intrusion is threatening the groundwater of the capital as the level of the groundwater has gone 170 feet below the sea level due to unplanned extraction. Along with the central region, the northern part of the country is also going to face the same problem due ... Read more
Drastic fall in city ground water level
Land grabbers blamed for filling up wetlands Groundwater level around the capital has fallen drastically because of indiscriminate filling of the wetlands, said Water Resources Minister Ramesh Chandra Sen. “The land grabbers are responsible for sharp fall in the groundwater level around the capital due to filling up of the canals and rivers, resulting in ... Read more
Groundwater loss puts city at risk
Study says Dhaka subsiding 14mm a year Dhaka is sinking over half an inch a year on average because of excessive extraction of groundwater and inadequate recharging of the vacuum it creates below the surface, found a recent study. Prof Syed Humayun Akhter, a geology teacher at Dhaka University, conducted the study by analysing data ... Read more
100m people face health hazards
Arsenic in Bangladesh, West Bengal 100m people face health hazards Some 100 million people in Bangladesh and West Bengal of India are exposed to risk from groundwater arsenic contamination, according to experts from home and abroad. Arsenic-contaminated water and food can cause various diseases including cancer, which may be a major problem in Bangladesh and ... Read more