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The government has adopted policies that could remedy the challenges in the sector. These include the National Policies for Safe Water Supply and Sanitation, National Water Management Plan, the National Policy for Arsenic Mitigation [61] which gives preference to surface water over groundwater and the National Sanitation Strategy of 2005. These ...
Water Supply and Sewerage Authority or WASA is the main body administering Water supply, Drainage and Sanitation system in Bangladesh. [1] It was established in the year 1963 as an independent organization, under the East Pakistan ordinance XIX. At present WASA operates according to the WASA act 1996. [2]
Water management in Dhaka faces numerous challenges such as flooding, poor service quality, groundwater depletion, inadequate sanitation, polluted river water, unplanned urban development, and the existence of large slums. [1] Residents of Dhaka have one of the lowest water tariffs in the world, which limits the utility's capacity to invest.
Ganges water dispute. Map of the Ganges River from its origin in northern India to its entry into the Bay of Bengal through Bangladesh. A long-standing dispute exists between India and Bangladesh over the appropriate allocation, and development, of the water resources of the Ganges River, which flows from northern India into Bangladesh.
Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Bengali: ঢাকা ওয়াসা) is a Bangladesh government agency under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives responsible for water and sewage disposal in Dhaka and Narayanganj. [1] Taqsem A. Khan is the managing director of Dhaka WASA since 2009. [2]
Website. Water Resources Planning Organisation. Water Resources Planning Organisation is an autonomous national organisation responsible for the implementation of water resource planning in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1][2]
Bangladesh Water Development Board. Bangladesh Water Development Board is a government agency which is responsible for flood control, drainage and irrigation i.e. water management in Bangladesh and its headquarters is located in Pani Bhaban, Dhaka. [ 1][ 2] Muhammad Amirul Haque Bhuya is the running Director General of the board since 7 March ...
Rajshahi Water Supply and Sewerage Authority, commonly known as Rajshahi WASA or RWASA ( Bengali: রাজশাহী ওয়াসা) is a Bangladesh government service agency under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives responsible for providing water and sewerage facilities to residents of Rajshahi. [ 1]