Ahsanul Amin George, Khulna :
Khulna city dwellers have been facing serious water crisis for about three months. Khulna WASA is providing only half of the demand of water. No progress only half of the demand of water.
No progress for implementing water project was found still. 16 lakh people of Khulna, as a result, are facing acute both drinking and using water crisis. KWASA authorities is busy in setting pipes by digging roads even before the imminent rainfalls, it is alleged.
KWASA sources said, the authorities are setting pipes at different places in the city with a view to supply water for the city dwellers.
Some city dwellers alleged that some vehicles and people fell in the holes, created for road digging by KWASA.
Environmentalists said, due to closing pond and watery places and aquifers, water crisis has made a severe.
Concerned sources said, there is 24 crore litters of water demand per day for 16 lakh Khulna city dwellers while WASA is supplying only 12 crore liters of water daily. As a result Khulna inhabitants are depriving of getting water as they need. Some house owners arrange to lift water boring deep tube wells. But as the ground water level is depleting, deep tube wells can’t work well. Without getting any other alternative some people are purchasing water form WASA at the cost of Tk. 500 to 1000 as per distance. Many of the city dwellers could not able to collect water from WASA even they are agree to pay Taka because WASA is not in a position to provide sufficient water as per demand.
WASA sources said, a water supply project of Tk. 2500 crore was taken in 2011 which is scheduled to be completed with in 2017. But there is apprehension regarding this. Because no work order was given ever in there years. ADB and ZAICA allocated finance for the project. If the project is completed at least 11 crore liters of water could be raised from the river Modhumoti and water crisis would be reduced to some extent, sources added.
The water level has depleted at 30 feet below then the normal. Water supply from WASA is not possible properly. As a result Khulna inhabitants are suffering from acute water crisis for the last two months. Particularly the women folk house wives, service holders have to wait for water round the clock.
Shaila Nasrin, 34, of city’s tootpara area told this correspondent that she has to wait for supply water giving up all her household works even.
She couldn’t sleep well for the tension of water.
Sakhina Begum, 44, a house wife of city’s Shiromoni area said, water come from wasa pipe lines is full of wastes which are not useable. Shaon Mahmud, 26, an MBA student of Iqbalnagar area said, we couldn’t take both regularly due to lack of water.
Lutfar Rahman, 50, a Service holder of Moylapota area said, due to want of water we are Suffering in respect of our household works including taking bath and we’re also in troubles regarding drinking water.
Chitrolekha, 25, a college Student said, we can’t take bath regularly and cook properly due to lack of water.
Laboni, another college student and resident of Daulatpur Pabla Bonikpara area in the city told this correspondent that activists of Khulna WASA have been digging roads and setting pipes for the last few months, creating difficulties to the people of the locality, but they had not yet seen the salvation of water crisis.
KWASA sources said, “WASA authorities have been trying our best to mitigate water crisis and he said adding that water crisis would be reduced after completion of our water supply project.
