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Arsenic Mitigation Water Supply Project This project, supported by a US$44.4 million credit and implemented from 1998 to 2006, aimed at "reducing mortality and morbidity in rural and urban populations caused by arsenic contamination of groundwater using sustainable water supply, health, and water management strategies." The project focused ...
Water management authorities in Bangladesh (1 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Water supply and sanitation in Bangladesh" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
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]
Bangladesh was ranked 146th among 180 countries on Transparency International's 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index. [161] Land administration was the sector with the most bribery in 2015, [162] followed by education, [163] police [164] and water supply. [165]
About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate; Contribute Help; ... Water supply and sanitation in Bangladesh (3 C, 11 P) T. Water transport in Bangladesh (7 C, 6 P) W.
Although Dhaka is located on the banks of the Buriganga River, only 18% of its drinking water supply comes from surface water because it is highly polluted. 82% of the city's water supply is abstracted from groundwater through 577 deep tube wells, while four relatively small surface water treatment plants provide the remaining 18%. [12]
The first water supply system in Rajshahi was installed in 1937 under the municipality corporation management. [2] Rajshahi WASA started operations on 10 March 2011. [2] The government of Bangladesh signed an agreement with China to finance the building of a surface water purification plant for Rajshahi WASA in 2014. [3]
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 2024. [3]