Rajshahi WASA to set up water purification plant

RAJSHAHI: Rajshahi Water and Sewerage Authority (RWASA) will set up a water purification plant to ensure supply of pure drinking water for city dwellers, reports BSS.
WASA sources said a mega project involving billions of taka will be adopted to supply fresh drinking water to the city people. Under a 40-year water supply management master plan, the plant will be constructed within next four years. Parvez Mamud, Superintending Engineer of RWASA, said the Tk. 3,000 crore proposed plant will carry water through pipeline from the Padma River, purify it and then supply it to city houses.
The main plant of the project will be set up at Farhadpur, 26.5 kilometre west from the city centre under Godagari upazila. Haripur of Paba upazila and Yousufpur of Charghat upazila have also been chosen as alternative spots of setting up the plants.
From this proposed water purification plant, fresh, drinking water will be supplied to all 30 wards of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) and its surrounding areas as well as in 11 unions of Katakhali and Naohata Municipal areas. All old pipelines and hydrants of the city will also be repaired and renovated under the project.
During 90's decade four water purification plants at a cost of Tk. 160 million were set up in the city which used to supply water from the River Padma after purifying it. But those plants turned inoperative within couples of years, mainly due to absence of water in the River Padma during the dry season and for settling silt and sand at the plant areas.
The proposed mega water purification plant will be set up in such a place of the where water was available round the clock and there was no change of river track.
After the setting up the plant, city dwellers of Rajshahi will get supply of iron and arsenic free water. At present, the RWASA has been implementing another project by spending around Taka 34 crore in order to bring a qualitative change in the city's water supply system. Implementation works of the two and half-year project is progressing fast. On successful implementation of the project by this yearend, a sustainable water supply system would be built in the metropolis through improvement of both financial and manpower management. Engineer Parvez Mamud said the government has taken the project to increase the supply of safe water to the city dwellers as around 33 per cent of the population doesn't have access to safe drinking water as yet.

Rajshahi WASA to set up water purification plant

RAJSHAHI: Rajshahi Water and Sewerage Authority (RWASA) will set up a water purification plant to ensure supply of pure drinking water for city dwellers, reports BSS. WASA sources said a mega project involving billions of taka will be adopted to supply fresh drinking water to the city people. Under a 40-year water supply management master plan, the plant will be constructed within next four years. Parvez Mamud, Superintending Engineer of RWASA, said the Tk. 3,000 crore proposed plant will carry water through pipeline from the Padma River, purify it and then supply it to city houses. The main plant of the project will be set up at Farhadpur, 26.5 kilometre west from the city centre under Godagari upazila. Haripur of Paba upazila and Yousufpur of Charghat upazila have also been chosen as alternative spots of setting up the plants. From this proposed water purification plant, fresh, drinking water will be supplied to all 30 wards of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) and its surrounding areas as well as in 11 unions of Katakhali and Naohata Municipal areas. All old pipelines and hydrants of the city will also be repaired and renovated under the project. During 90s decade four water purification plants at a cost of Tk. 160 million were set up in the city which used to supply water from the River Padma after purifying it. But those plants turned inoperative within couples of years, mainly due to absence of water in the River Padma during the dry season and for settling silt and sand at the plant areas. The proposed mega water purification plant will be set up in such a place of the where water was available round the clock and there was no change of river track. After the setting up the plant, city dwellers of Rajshahi will get supply of iron and arsenic free water. At present, the RWASA has been implementing another project by spending around Taka 34 crore in order to bring a qualitative change in the citys water supply system. Implementation works of the two and half-year project is progressing fast. On successful implementation of the project by this yearend, a sustainable water supply system would be built in the metropolis through improvement of both financial and manpower management. Engineer Parvez Mamud said the government has taken the project to increase the supply of safe water to the city dwellers as around 33 per cent of the population doesnt have access to safe drinking water as yet.