WASA produces 285cr litre surplus water daily: Tajul

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister M Tajul Islam on Thursday said the Dhaka WASA is now supplying 275-285 crore litres drinking water daily while city’s regular water demand is 260-265 crore litres.

The LGRD minister said this while responding to a query by Jatiya Party lawmaker from Dhaka-4 Syed Abu Hossain at the question-answer session tabled in the Jatiya Sangsad with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.

“Dhaka WASA is now producing surplus water with a daily production of 275-285 crore litres of water against city’s demand of 260-265 crore litres in a day during last one decade under “Ghure Darao Dhaka WASA” programme”, he told the parliament.

Of the total city’s water demand, the actual water demand under the North City Corporation areas is nearly 135 crore litres while daily water demand under the South City Corporation areas is nearly 125 crore litres.