Tag: water
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Dhaka WASA increases water charges by 10% from July 1 – Latest Update
The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) has decided to increase water charges by 10 per cent from July 1. After the revised price comes into effect, the charge for residential customers will increase from Tk 16.70 per 1,000 litres to Tk 15.18 per 1,000 litres and for commercial customers it will rise to…
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DNCC is sprinkling water on roads to beat the heat
DNCC is sprinkling water on roads to beat the heat
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Impact of reduction in green spaces on rising temperature in Dhaka. Study by Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS
The study found that in 1989, 17 percent of the total land was covered with healthy green spaces, which has now dropped to 2 percent. This portion of land is limited to four areas. One area is the Botanical Garden, the National Zoo and the old airport. The second area is Sangsad Bhawan and Gana…
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Mitigating drinking water crisis in Mongla: BRAC's rainwater harvesting solution
Like Renuka's home, Brack installed 4,200 household-based rainwater harvesting systems, each with a capacity of 2,000 litres, in Mongla upazila of Bagerhat district. According to the information of the organization, safe drinking water is being available to about 24,000 people including 11,520 women in Mongla Upazila. This facility has been provided under the project titled…
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JTIB leads water security campaign with upgraded WWTP
Looking ahead, JTIB aims to further harness the potential of treated wastewater by exploring its use in factory fire pump sprinkler systems and toilet flushing mechanisms. Additionally, the company aims to pursue a zero-discharge strategy, with plans to implement a reverse osmosis (RO) system for full utilization of treated wastewater within its industrial processes. JTIB…
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High salinity concentration in underground water of northern districts: Study reveals worrying findings
The Fisheries Department said this could have serious implications as fish farming is done across the country and 57 per cent of freshwater fish is farmed in 2,519,872 ponds. Regarding using salt in ponds for fish farming, Alok Kumar Saha, Deputy Director, Fisheries Department, said, “We recommend using salt in ponds during winter because a…
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Water crisis in Ramadan: What is WASA doing?
This year the weather became hotter at the beginning of Ramzan and hence the demand for water has increased, especially during Iftar and Sehri. But to the troubles of the city people, Dhaka Wasa is unable to supply water as per the demand. According to the report of Prothom Alo, the problem of water is…
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Chattogram WASA’s water meter procurement: Customers questioning double payment
Chattogram WASA supplies water to 78,542 residences and 7,767 commercial establishments. He then charged each customer about 4,000 taka for the mechanical meter, and the cost of the new meter would also be passed on to the customers. Chattogram WASA argues that once digital meters are installed there will be no need for manual meter…
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Dhaka WASA’s proposal: 5 different water prices based on consumer income
In the proposal submitted by WASA, the price of water has been fixed at Tk 18.75 per unit for lower middle class people, Tk 25 for middle class people, Tk 31.25 for upper middle class and Tk 37.50 for upper class. In such a situation, upper class people will have to pay an additional amount…
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Impact of climate change on poverty: Insights from BRAC CEO Asif Saleh
prothom hello , What do you understand by water entrepreneurs? Asif Saleh: The function of water entrepreneurs would be to treat salt water in a small water treatment plant and supply it to those who can afford it. We want our model to spread. Funds are an important matter here. It is costing us US$5…
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Top Shots (23 September 2023)
A man named Kashem Sardar prepares to catch fish by adding insects to the hook of his fishing rod. Although he is engaged in farming in the fields during other seasons of the year, he turns into a fisherman in the monsoon. Picture taken from Rakhalgachi area in Maligachhi, Pabna on 23 September.Hasan Mahmood
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Clash between two organizations over waterlogging in Chattogram
Clash between two organizations over waterlogging in Chattogram
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How will he understand the problems of the coast while sitting in Dhaka?
Hasin Jahan is the director of WaterAid Bangladesh. After graduating from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, he earned a master’s degree in water engineering and development from the UK and a postgraduate diploma in disaster management from the University of Dhaka. In an interview with Sheikh Sabiha Alam of Prothom Alo, she talks…
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WaterAid Bangladesh launches Country Program Strategy 2023-28
The program concluded with a speech by Khairul Islam where he said, “The overall WASH situation in Bangladesh is better than that of its neighboring countries in South Asia. But Bangladesh still lags behind in ensuring access to safely managed sanitation systems and improved piped water supply to all. To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals…
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Dhaka Vasa MD should be kept in check
WASA President Gholam Mostofa recently highlighted various irregularities and mismanagement in a TV talk show. Three organizations of WASA officers and employees sent a letter to the Ministry of Local Government complaining against the chairman. Presumably the president of WASA wrote a retaliatory letter to the ministry making allegations against the MD of the organisation.…