People in Chittagong in grip of unprecedented water crisis
Monday, 30 March 2009
Our Correspondent
CHITTAGONG, Mar 29: People living in the port city of Chittagong are still under the grip of unprecedented water crisis. Chittagong WASA could not enhance water supply even in two decades.
Moreover, as the water supply is not likely to be increased immediately by the Chittagong WASA, city dwellers apprehend further worsening of the situation during upcoming summer.
According to the C'WASA sources, daily water needs of 3.7 million city dwellers is around 110 million litres while C'WASA is capable of generating only 35 million litres daily. Due to salinity in the water of the Halda river, water supply capacity of the WASA has further reduced aggravating the crisis of the port city's population.
Earlier C'WASA chalked out a number of projects including doubling of Mohara Water Treatment Plant, Karnaphuli Water Supply Project and Modhunaghat Water Treatment Project but no sign of implementing those projects are yet in sight due reportedly to non availability of fund and other related grounds.
During the winter, demand of water remains less while the demand of the same becomes almost double during the summer. But due to the failure of C'WASA in making available of adequate quantity of water, crisis has become severe, sources said.
CHITTAGONG, Mar 29: People living in the port city of Chittagong are still under the grip of unprecedented water crisis. Chittagong WASA could not enhance water supply even in two decades.
Moreover, as the water supply is not likely to be increased immediately by the Chittagong WASA, city dwellers apprehend further worsening of the situation during upcoming summer.
According to the C'WASA sources, daily water needs of 3.7 million city dwellers is around 110 million litres while C'WASA is capable of generating only 35 million litres daily. Due to salinity in the water of the Halda river, water supply capacity of the WASA has further reduced aggravating the crisis of the port city's population.
Earlier C'WASA chalked out a number of projects including doubling of Mohara Water Treatment Plant, Karnaphuli Water Supply Project and Modhunaghat Water Treatment Project but no sign of implementing those projects are yet in sight due reportedly to non availability of fund and other related grounds.
During the winter, demand of water remains less while the demand of the same becomes almost double during the summer. But due to the failure of C'WASA in making available of adequate quantity of water, crisis has become severe, sources said.