UNB, Dhaka :
Strong monitoring and enforcement by the government will be necessary to avoid pollution and maintain good water quality supply in the Meghna River, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) says in a report.
This publication explores the potential of the Meghna as an alternative water source for Dhaka. It also describes the fragile state of the city’s current drinking water supply due to increasing demand and surface contamination.
The authors assess the threats facing the Meghna River and identify protection measures needed to ensure that it can provide a
Strong monitoring and enforcement by the government will be necessary to avoid pollution and maintain good water quality supply in the Meghna River, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) says in a report.
This publication explores the potential of the Meghna as an alternative water source for Dhaka. It also describes the fragile state of the city’s current drinking water supply due to increasing demand and surface contamination.
The authors assess the threats facing the Meghna River and identify protection measures needed to ensure that it can provide a
sustainable and safe supply of drinking water.
These measures include designating ecological critical areas, promoting cleaner industrial production, monitoring pollution, controlling wastewater discharges and pesticide use, and empowering local stewardship of the river.
The joint institutional setup by DoE and DWASA, and in collaboration with local administration should be an effective arrangement. Declaring an ECA for the protection of biodiversity will in turn protect the two water intake points, it said.
