Sylhet Correspondent :
Residents of Sylhet city are facing an acute water crisis, though two new water treatment plants have been set up at great expense, but are yet to be functional.
Engineer Ali Akbor, executive engineer of the SCC water supply department, said city dwellers need 8Cr liters of water a day, but at present SCC has the maximum capacity to produce 3cr liters.
Currently, the SCC can supply one-third of the water needed by Sylhet city residents.
“The city corporation will be capable of meeting the full water demand of the residents after the two water treatment plants start operations, the executive engineer said.
Nur Azizur Rahman, executive engineer of the SCC said they had set a target to begin supplying water from the new plants, constructed at a cost of Tk50 cores, sometime within June and August 2016.
But they delayed starting operations as the electric line is yet to be connected, the official added.
SCC Chief executive Anamul Habib said they had already paid a good portion of the arrears. He, however, said the SCC is also trying to clear the dues.
Supplying electricity to the water treatment plant is part of fulfilling a basic civic right and that should not be hampered by any cause, said the mayor.
Residents of Sylhet city are facing an acute water crisis, though two new water treatment plants have been set up at great expense, but are yet to be functional.
Engineer Ali Akbor, executive engineer of the SCC water supply department, said city dwellers need 8Cr liters of water a day, but at present SCC has the maximum capacity to produce 3cr liters.
Currently, the SCC can supply one-third of the water needed by Sylhet city residents.
“The city corporation will be capable of meeting the full water demand of the residents after the two water treatment plants start operations, the executive engineer said.
Nur Azizur Rahman, executive engineer of the SCC said they had set a target to begin supplying water from the new plants, constructed at a cost of Tk50 cores, sometime within June and August 2016.
But they delayed starting operations as the electric line is yet to be connected, the official added.
SCC Chief executive Anamul Habib said they had already paid a good portion of the arrears. He, however, said the SCC is also trying to clear the dues.
Supplying electricity to the water treatment plant is part of fulfilling a basic civic right and that should not be hampered by any cause, said the mayor.
