RAJSHAHI, July 10 (BSS): The Rajshahi Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (RWASA) is going to implement a mega project aiming to provide safe drinking water to the city dwellers.
The 'RWASA Surface Water Treatment' project will be implemented at an estimated cost of Tk 41.50 billion to remove the existing water supply related problems.
Under the project, 26.5 km main pipelines and 48 km primary and secondary pipelines would be installed for ensuring a strong water supply network.
RWASA Managing Director Sultan Abdul Hamid revealed this while inaugurating a 3.0 km pipeline installation work in Railway gate area near Rajshahi University campus today as the chief guest.
The supply line from the railway gate area to Kharkhori bypass road will be installed spending Tk 9.11million.
Deputy Managing Director Amirul Islam and Superintending Engineer Parvej Mahmud were present on the occasion.
Under the mega project, water from the Padma River will be supplied to households for drinking purpose after necessary treatment.
The mega project has been adopted to supply fresh drinking water under a 40-year water supply management master plan.
The surface water-based plant with capacity of treating 200million litre water daily will be installed at Farhadpur, 26.5 km west from the city centre under Godagari upazila by June 2022.
From this water purification plant, fresh drinking water will be supplied to all 30 wards in Rajshahi City Corporation and its surrounding areas as well as 11 wards of Katakhali and Naohata municipal areas.
"So far, we have brought 73.28 per cent of Rajshahi city's total 0.55 million population under the water supply coverage," said Sultan Hamid.
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