Scarcity of drinking water

The government should increase their focus and expenditure on the vital issue of water cleanliness and its security

Comprising almost 80 per cent of the body, water is the most essential element next to air to human survival, so its purity matters. But not apparently here in Bangladesh where many people yet to have access to clean and safe drinking water and its shortage is proliferating quickly. 
Putting other areas of the country aside if we only talk about the capital which usually is the best piece of the country, there is scarcity of clean drinking water. 
There is microbiological contamination in water being supplied to the residents of the city but it was mainly due to old pipelines and improper storage capacity. Underground water is also contaminated but only the upper level deep borings are extracting safe water. The looming threat of clean drinking water scarcity constitutes one of the biggest challenges to Bangladesh.
Some of the water-borne diseases include diarrhea, worm infections, typhoid, hepatitis A, diabetes, hypertension, birth defects, skin, heart and kidney related diseases and multiple types of cancers, etc. Bangladesh used to be a water rich country just a few decades ago; however, it is no longer the case now. Non-availability of clean drinking water has forced a large section of citizens to buy bottled water resulting in mushrooming of bottled water industry in the country. However many of the mineral water companies were found selling contaminated water. 
Many brands are believed to be unsafe due to chemical or microbiological contamination. Reports on the abysmal condition of basic necessities such as clean drinking water, affordable healthcare and better public education are aplenty. The lack of attention or concern towards these reports is eerily familiar on part of the persons responsible as they set them aside with the words “we have taken notice”. Little is done on the implementation end and the situation remains more or less the same.  
The irony is that the representatives of the people that are elected to solve these problems themselves can afford better versions of all these necessities provided by the private sector while the common man is left to his own devices. 
The government should increase their focus and expenditure on the vital issue of water cleanliness and its security. Professionals should be in charge of existing and new projects in order to avoid inefficiency and corruption. Roads, bridges and power plants will only take the country so far – eventually a plateau will form that only an educated, informed and healthy populace can overcome.

 

Scarcity of drinking water

The government should increase their focus and expenditure on the vital issue of water cleanliness and its security

Comprising almost 80 per cent of the body, water is the most essential element next to air to human survival, so its purity matters. But not apparently here in Bangladesh where many people yet to have access to clean and safe drinking water and its shortage is proliferating quickly. Putting other areas of the country aside if we only talk about the capital which usually is the best piece of the country, there is scarcity of clean drinking water. There is microbiological contamination in water being supplied to the residents of the city but it was mainly due to old pipelines and improper storage capacity. Underground water is also contaminated but only the upper level deep borings are extracting safe water. The looming threat of clean drinking water scarcity constitutes one of the biggest challenges to Bangladesh. Some of the water-borne diseases include diarrhea, worm infections, typhoid, hepatitis A, diabetes, hypertension, birth defects, skin, heart and kidney related diseases and multiple types of cancers, etc. Bangladesh used to be a water rich country just a few decades ago; however, it is no longer the case now. Non-availability of clean drinking water has forced a large section of citizens to buy bottled water resulting in mushrooming of bottled water industry in the country. However many of the mineral water companies were found selling contaminated water. Many brands are believed to be unsafe due to chemical or microbiological contamination. Reports on the abysmal condition of basic necessities such as clean drinking water, affordable healthcare and better public education are aplenty. The lack of attention or concern towards these reports is eerily familiar on part of the persons responsible as they set them aside with the words we have taken notice. Little is done on the implementation end and the situation remains more or less the same. The irony is that the representatives of the people that are elected to solve these problems themselves can afford better versions of all these necessities provided by the private sector while the common man is left to his own devices. The government should increase their focus and expenditure on the vital issue of water cleanliness and its security. Professionals should be in charge of existing and new projects in order to avoid inefficiency and corruption. Roads, bridges and power plants will only take the country so far eventually a plateau will form that only an educated, informed and healthy populace can overcome.