No chlorine in water from some WASA pumps

A Bangla daily has reported that at least 400 out of 906 pumps of Dhaka WASA (Water Supply and Sewerage Authority) are not using chlorine before supplying the water to consumers. This is an alarming situation.

Chlorine is used to kill germs and bacteria in water. The water of these deep tube wells is comparatively better than other sources. Still, many germs remain in the untreated water. If these germs enter the human body, these can lead to water-borne diseases such as diarrhoea, dysentery, typhoid and more. In addition, there are leakages in the water pipelines through which bacteria gets into the water. To make all these germs inactive, adding chlorine to WASA water is essential. I would like to urge WASA to ensure chlorine is used in the water before these are supplied.

Hosne Ara

Dhanmondi, Dhaka