LGRD Minister Md Tazul Islam on Sunday asked the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) to fix the price of water in the capital rationally.
The minister gave the direction at the result presentation ceremony of technical study conducted by Dhaka WASA for fixing zone-based water prices in the city.
“Water should be supplied to low-income earners and slum-dwellers at a lower price than the people living in affluent zones,” he said.
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“There is no scope to provide water to the rich at a lower price by taking revenue from the poor.”
Not only water, service costs of other utilities like holding tax, gas and electricity should also be fixed based on different zones, the minister added.
Tazul said no organisation can run on providing subsidies. The WASA will fix the water price through a board meeting and it is not right to raise the water price irrationally.
“It will be investigated whether the water price is rising due to corruption and it will not be tolerated,” he added.
