LGRD and Co-operatives Minister Md Tazul Islam on Friday said that no subsidy will be provided by the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) from now on.
The minister also said that lower-income people living in the city’s slums will be getting water at lower prices once zone-wise water rates are fixed.
Tazul was speaking at a training programme organised by the City Reporters’ Forum at the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) Auditorium on Friday.
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“Most of the people living in Dhaka city are well off. There is no point in supplying water both to the higher- and the lower-income people at the same rate. We’ll soon fix the prices of water according to different zones after which those living in affluent areas will pay a higher price for water than those living in impoverished areas,” said the minister.
Tazul added that the time has come for implementing the Detailed Area Plan (DAP) that has been published as a gazette recently.
“The DAP gazette has been published after much effort. It will help turn Dhaka into a liveable, modern and scenic city. We need everyone’s help in implementing the plan,” he added.
The event was presided over by City Reporters’ Forum President Adilur Rahman.
Zafar Wazed, director general of PIB, Dwip Azad, secretary general of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and Nazrul Islam Mithu, president of Dhaka Reporters’ Unity (DRU), were present at the event.
