Tk 34cr project being implemented
Rajshahi WASA
BSS
RAJSHAHI: Rajshahi Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (RWASA) has been implementing a project by spending around Tk 34 crore in order to bring a qualitative change in the citys water supply system, reports BSS.
According to sources concerned, implementation works of the two and half-years project is progressing fast since beginning of this year.
On successful implementation of the project by this year end, a sustainable water supply system would be built in the metropolis through improvement of both financial and manpower management. Parvez Mamud, Superintending Engineer of RWASA, 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.
Main thrust of the project, ever first of the RWASA after established in 2011, is to increase its coverage to 87 per cent from 67 per cent of the city people. He said the RWASA is supplying water to the eight lakh city dwellers through a treatment plant and 70 pumps after extracting groundwater. But the population is gradually increasing.
Besides, he stated there are 38,713 street hydrants and 3,811 shallow tube wells to provide water to the people. After implementation of the project, consumption of safe drinking water in the city would increase substantially, the official said.
The project includes purchasing of 20 mobile generators, installation of 70-km (100 mm), 45-km (150 mm) new pipelines and 20 production tube-wells, rehabilitation work of 115-km pipeline and installation of 100 water flow metres.
One jeep, one double cabin pick-up, one covered pick-up, two water supply tanks and six motorcycles and other equipment would be procured with government fund. Around 33 per cent people are still living out of the water supply network in Rajshahi metropolis although they were included in the city corporation 25 years back.
