WASA takes project to improve water, sanitation services in city
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) has taken an initiative to improve sustainable delivery of storm water drainage, wastewater and water services in the capital city, reports UNB.
The World Bank (WB) is supporting Dhaka WASA to improve sustainable service delivery through Dhaka Water Supply and Sanitation Project
(DWSSP). The project aims at investing on rehabilitation and expansion of the drainage system, sewerage and water supply and sanitation infrastructure within the areas of responsibility of the DWASA, WASA officials said Monday.
WASA will implement the Dhaka Water Supply and Sanitation Project (DWSSP) at a total cost of 165.7 million dollar, of which the World Bank will provide about 149.0 million dollar and the government will finance the remaining costs.
Dhaka WASA has already initiated the works to rehabilitate the first batch of selected canals in the city, which is expected to be completed in the next few months.
At the same time, the installation of two major storm water pumping stations in Rampura and Kamlapur areas of the city are expected to start within the next few weeks. After completion of the works, it
will improve drainage system and minimise urban flooding in the city.
At present, WASA supplies water to about 70 per cent of the
population of the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) and its suburbs.
However, the quality and quantity of services provided throughout the
area is not even. In particular, service provision is undeveloped in slum areas.
With a deteriorating urban planning environment, most natural
channels and wetlands that help Dhaka cope with storm water flows
have been filled up with unchecked expansion of settlement and accumulation of domestic and industrial wastes.
Indiscriminate dumping of industrial wastes and untreated sewage into
the Buriganga, Balu, Turag and Shitalakhya rivers continues to strain
an already overburdened sewerage network and worsen the water quality
of the surrounding water bodies.
The World Bank (WB) is supporting Dhaka WASA to improve sustainable service delivery through Dhaka Water Supply and Sanitation Project
(DWSSP). The project aims at investing on rehabilitation and expansion of the drainage system, sewerage and water supply and sanitation infrastructure within the areas of responsibility of the DWASA, WASA officials said Monday.
WASA will implement the Dhaka Water Supply and Sanitation Project (DWSSP) at a total cost of 165.7 million dollar, of which the World Bank will provide about 149.0 million dollar and the government will finance the remaining costs.
Dhaka WASA has already initiated the works to rehabilitate the first batch of selected canals in the city, which is expected to be completed in the next few months.
At the same time, the installation of two major storm water pumping stations in Rampura and Kamlapur areas of the city are expected to start within the next few weeks. After completion of the works, it
will improve drainage system and minimise urban flooding in the city.
At present, WASA supplies water to about 70 per cent of the
population of the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) and its suburbs.
However, the quality and quantity of services provided throughout the
area is not even. In particular, service provision is undeveloped in slum areas.
With a deteriorating urban planning environment, most natural
channels and wetlands that help Dhaka cope with storm water flows
have been filled up with unchecked expansion of settlement and accumulation of domestic and industrial wastes.
Indiscriminate dumping of industrial wastes and untreated sewage into
the Buriganga, Balu, Turag and Shitalakhya rivers continues to strain
an already overburdened sewerage network and worsen the water quality
of the surrounding water bodies.