Dhaka WASA managing director Taqsem A Khan on Thursday said water crisis in the capital would be resolved completely by 2021.
He said this after signing an agreement with a South Korean company to implement a 150 million litre water project.
Mr Khan said the project aims at supplying water to the city's Mirpur area.
Mr Taqsem A Khan and senior executive vice president of Hyundai Rotem Company (HRC) Jung-Jae Huh signed the contract on behalf of their respective sides at a city hotel.
State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan, additional secretary of Local Government Division Zuena Aziz and Charge d' Affaires of Embassy of the Republic of Korea Hyun-joo KIM were present on the occasion.
DWASA has taken the 'Tetuljhora- Bhakurta Well Field Construction Project' at Savar involving Tk 5.21 billion to produce 150 million litre water a day.
The Korean firm will provide 70 per cent of the fund of the project while the rest will come from the government exchequer and DWASA. The project is expected to be completed by June 2016.
Speaking on the occasion, Asaduzzaman Khan said the Tetuljhora-Bhakurta Well Field Construction Project is a significant initiative of Dhaka Wasa.
He said DWASA's capacity has been increased over the last 5 years. Currently, there's no shortage of drinking water in the capital.
He said DWASA functions round the clock and will improve its service in the future with effective cooperation of development partners.
Taqsem Khan said DWASA is moving forward to develop an environment-friendly and sustainable water management system.
"DWASA will be able to shift its paradigm by shifting its production from 28 per cent to 70 per cent from the surface water sources by 2019," he said adding that the crisis of water in the capital would be resolved by 2021.
DWASA is currently producing 2.42 billion litres of water per day against the demand of 2.30 billion litres of the city dwellers. At present, it produces only 22 per cent of its total production from surface water sources.
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