City dwellers facing acute water crisis

Sufferings of the city dwellers deepened in the capital for lack of adequate water supply by the Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) amid frequent power cuts and the sweltering summer heat, according to a news agency.
People living in Badda, Rampura, Sabujbagh, Basabo, Khilgaon, Gulbagh, Rajarbagh, Malibagh, Mowchak, Moghbazar, New Eskaton Road, Elephand Road, Mohammadpur, Shyamoli, Dhanmondi, Uttar Adabar, Indira Road, Monipuripara, Gopibagh, Nowabpur, Hazaribagh and some others parts of old Dhaka are facing acute water crisis in this summer.
The DWASA produces 78 percent of its water from ground water source through pumping. A total of 234 out of 670 deep tubewells of DWASA remain inoperative frequently due to power cuts.
The report says the tubewells often stop their operation due to low voltage, high voltage of electricity and loadshedding.
When contacted, SDM Quamrul Alam Chowdhury, Dwasa deputy managing director said that DWASA is facing problems to supply water to city dwellers as the demand has increased in the city and groundwater level declined in the summer.