Rainwater harvesting

Rainwater harvesting can greatly address the problem of safe drinking water in the country

That at least 500 families in the shoal (char) areas of Mohammadpur union in Subarnachar upazila of Noakhali are now getting safe drinking water during the summer everyday is a good piece of news. According to a report in this newspaper yesterday people are collecting safe drinking water from rainwater harvesting pond at Mohammadpur area established by LGED in collaboration with Danida.  
The people of the locality had been suffering from drinking water scarcity for a long time. The LGED-Danida’s Climate Change Adaptation Project (CCAP) facilitates safe drinking water in the char areas of the coastal district through rainwater harvesting. This is indeed a welcome initiative and we call for establishing similar projects in different places in the country to address the problem of safe drinking water.
Safe drinking water crisis is a global phenomenon. According to experts, if the Third World War ever occurs it would be over water. Around 98 per cent readily available fresh water comes from groundwater globally but in Bangladesh arsenic, manganese, fluoride, etc., are found in groundwater that is jeopardizing public health. Bacterial contamination in underground water poses a great risk of spreading intestinal diseases in many areas of the country. Around 10 per cent of maternal deaths are occurring due to Hepatitis E in Bangladesh. Arsenic menace had inflicted a severe blow to the safe drinking water in the country in the recent past. Scores of people bore the brunt of the menace. The government made efforts to fight arsenic menace, but with little success.
There has been a great pressure on the groundwater in the country over the past few years. Spurt in the construction of highrise buildings in recent times is taking its toll on the groundwater. Further pressure on the groundwater will undo the entire system. In the circumstances, surface water can be utilized with greater efficacy to ease the problem.
Rainwater harvesting can greatly address the problem of safe drinking water in the country. Bangladesh is a climate-friendly country and it experiences sufficient rain, particularly during monsoon. Rainwater can be collected and preserved by using modern technology. Various countries like India, the UK, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Israel have become successful in rainwater harvesting. Sustained government efforts together with private initiative can solve the problem of safe drinking water.

Rainwater harvesting

Rainwater harvesting can greatly address the problem of safe drinking water in the country

That at least 500 families in the shoal (char) areas of Mohammadpur union in Subarnachar upazila of Noakhali are now getting safe drinking water during the summer everyday is a good piece of news. According to a report in this newspaper yesterday people are collecting safe drinking water from rainwater harvesting pond at Mohammadpur area established by LGED in collaboration with Danida. The people of the locality had been suffering from drinking water scarcity for a long time. The LGED-Danidas Climate Change Adaptation Project (CCAP) facilitates safe drinking water in the char areas of the coastal district through rainwater harvesting. This is indeed a welcome initiative and we call for establishing similar projects in different places in the country to address the problem of safe drinking water. Safe drinking water crisis is a global phenomenon. According to experts, if the Third World War ever occurs it would be over water. Around 98 per cent readily available fresh water comes from groundwater globally but in Bangladesh arsenic, manganese, fluoride, etc., are found in groundwater that is jeopardizing public health. Bacterial contamination in underground water poses a great risk of spreading intestinal diseases in many areas of the country. Around 10 per cent of maternal deaths are occurring due to Hepatitis E in Bangladesh. Arsenic menace had inflicted a severe blow to the safe drinking water in the country in the recent past. Scores of people bore the brunt of the menace. The government made efforts to fight arsenic menace, but with little success. There has been a great pressure on the groundwater in the country over the past few years. Spurt in the construction of highrise buildings in recent times is taking its toll on the groundwater. Further pressure on the groundwater will undo the entire system. In the circumstances, surface water can be utilized with greater efficacy to ease the problem. Rainwater harvesting can greatly address the problem of safe drinking water in the country. Bangladesh is a climate-friendly country and it experiences sufficient rain, particularly during monsoon. Rainwater can be collected and preserved by using modern technology. Various countries like India, the UK, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Israel have become successful in rainwater harvesting. Sustained government efforts together with private initiative can solve the problem of safe drinking water.