Gazi Anowarul Hoque :
The Dhaka city dwellers are experiencing a short term respite as tens of thousands of people left Dhaka city by this time for homes to celebrate Eid. There will be hardly any shortage of electricity and water supply during the period they will not return. Traffic congestion will barely happen for one week.
“All thanks are to the Eid holidays. We can move freely to meet our kith and kin and enjoy traffic free Dhaka. There is also no outage of power. It is verily a brief respite for us,” said Sharif Sarwar, a city resident from Badda area.
Visiting the few spots of Dhaka, The New Nation Correspondent found that the infamous traffic jams had almost vanished. The city residents also enjoyed the uninterrupted supply of utility services and jam-free roads for last three days during the Eid holidays.
According to sources close to the Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC), the amount of electricity consumed during the Eid holidays was around 1,200-1,400 MW compared with the regular demand for 1,800-2200 MW.
“You will not hear complaints of power outage this time as about half of the population departed from the city,” said Saiful Islam Chowdhury, Director Communication,
Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB).
“The city has just too many people on regular days to ensure uninterrupted power supply to all,” he said.
Around 7-8 million people or half the city’s total population will leave Dhaka on the occasion of the Eid police sources said.
During the Eid holidays, the demand for water also will watch a dramatic decrease. “The city that requires well over 250 crore liters of water everyday consumes on average about 110 crore liters during the Eid holidays,” said an official of WASA.
He also said that most of the water used during the Eid holidays was for household jobs and not for industrial or commercial purpose.
“That also helps reduce the demand for water and we can ensure smooth water supply across the capital,” he added.
With half of Dhaka population off the roads, almost three-fourth of the city buses remained inside the terminals, freeing up vital road space. “We will resume regular service from Sunday (18th September). Right now there are few buses on the road,” said a owner of Bus Companies.
The Dhaka city dwellers are experiencing a short term respite as tens of thousands of people left Dhaka city by this time for homes to celebrate Eid. There will be hardly any shortage of electricity and water supply during the period they will not return. Traffic congestion will barely happen for one week.
“All thanks are to the Eid holidays. We can move freely to meet our kith and kin and enjoy traffic free Dhaka. There is also no outage of power. It is verily a brief respite for us,” said Sharif Sarwar, a city resident from Badda area.
Visiting the few spots of Dhaka, The New Nation Correspondent found that the infamous traffic jams had almost vanished. The city residents also enjoyed the uninterrupted supply of utility services and jam-free roads for last three days during the Eid holidays.
According to sources close to the Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC), the amount of electricity consumed during the Eid holidays was around 1,200-1,400 MW compared with the regular demand for 1,800-2200 MW.
“You will not hear complaints of power outage this time as about half of the population departed from the city,” said Saiful Islam Chowdhury, Director Communication,
Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB).
“The city has just too many people on regular days to ensure uninterrupted power supply to all,” he said.
Around 7-8 million people or half the city’s total population will leave Dhaka on the occasion of the Eid police sources said.
During the Eid holidays, the demand for water also will watch a dramatic decrease. “The city that requires well over 250 crore liters of water everyday consumes on average about 110 crore liters during the Eid holidays,” said an official of WASA.
He also said that most of the water used during the Eid holidays was for household jobs and not for industrial or commercial purpose.
“That also helps reduce the demand for water and we can ensure smooth water supply across the capital,” he added.
With half of Dhaka population off the roads, almost three-fourth of the city buses remained inside the terminals, freeing up vital road space. “We will resume regular service from Sunday (18th September). Right now there are few buses on the road,” said a owner of Bus Companies.
