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Access to an improved source of water supply increased only slightly from 77% in 1990 to 81% in 2010, whereas coverage of improved sanitation increased from 39% to 46% during the same period. [ 31] As of 2010, 67% of Bangladeshis had a permanent water source and a majority of them used tube wells.
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.
Water Supply and Sewerage Authority. 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.
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]
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 ...
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]
Website. Chattogram WASA. Chattogram Water and Sewerage Authority or, abbreviated as Chattogram WASA (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম 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 ...
The Ministry of Water Resources (Bengali: পানি সম্পদ মন্ত্রণালয়; Pāni sampada mantraṇālaẏa) is a ministry of the ...