Renovation of city drainage system urged

Water experts at a workshop here on Monday stressed the need for immediate renovation of the existing drainage system and sewerage network of the capital to address the water-logging and urban flooding problems. They said the drainage and sewerage network is not expanded in Dhaka city in line with the rapid urbanisation, while the water bodies and wetlands are shrinking day by day, intensifying water-logging and flooding problems in the city. Institute of Water Modelling (IWM) with support from the European Union FP7 Programme organised the workshop on Dhaka Case Study for the research project titled, ‘Collaborative Research on Flood Resilience in Urban areas (CORFU)’ at Spectra Convention Centre in the city, according to a news agency.