Reza Mahmud :
Acute water crisis intensifies in parts of old Dhaka.
It creates untold sufferings for people of the area.
House owners remain vigilant in whole night to pump water into their reservoirs from the supply pipes.
House owners from Gandaria aeas of old Dhaka said that pipes of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) cannot do the service as needed.
That is why they (house owners), have failed to provide water to their tenants in time.
“My motor which is used as water pump, has been burned when I ignited the swath on to lift water in the overhead tank,” said Abdullah Sheikh a house owner of Gandaria.
He said like him many more among the house owners of the area are similarly sufferings from sufficient water shortages in the part of the old Dhaka.
“At least three water pumps from neighbouring houses in the very same areas, were burnt for the same reason. Water pumps are burnt due to its utmost pressures to pump water into the houses’ underground and overhead tankly, but it failed to, the house owner said, with sad mind that water supply from WASA is not encouraging.
He said in this crisis moment they cannot sleep in night and collect water even they try day and night.
The residents of those areas are suffering due to shortage and irregular water supply. Females are mostly sufferings because they are liable to prepare foods and clean clothes and houses.
“If we get a little bit water supply in morning, then it is sure that we may not get anyone more drop in whole day even in the evening. It is very hard to cook foods and wash clothes and do other household work by such a little drop of water,” said Sultana Ahmed, a homemaker from DIT plot, Gandaria.
She said these conditions are remaining weeklong, but there is no sign of getting relief of the problem yet to see.
Engineer Taqsem A. Khan, the Managing Director of the WASA told The New Nation one week earlier that there may something problem has been created in the local pumps.
Contacted on Tuesday, he further assured that he will send his officials to investigate the problem.
Acute water crisis intensifies in parts of old Dhaka.
It creates untold sufferings for people of the area.
House owners remain vigilant in whole night to pump water into their reservoirs from the supply pipes.
House owners from Gandaria aeas of old Dhaka said that pipes of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) cannot do the service as needed.
That is why they (house owners), have failed to provide water to their tenants in time.
“My motor which is used as water pump, has been burned when I ignited the swath on to lift water in the overhead tank,” said Abdullah Sheikh a house owner of Gandaria.
He said like him many more among the house owners of the area are similarly sufferings from sufficient water shortages in the part of the old Dhaka.
“At least three water pumps from neighbouring houses in the very same areas, were burnt for the same reason. Water pumps are burnt due to its utmost pressures to pump water into the houses’ underground and overhead tankly, but it failed to, the house owner said, with sad mind that water supply from WASA is not encouraging.
He said in this crisis moment they cannot sleep in night and collect water even they try day and night.
The residents of those areas are suffering due to shortage and irregular water supply. Females are mostly sufferings because they are liable to prepare foods and clean clothes and houses.
“If we get a little bit water supply in morning, then it is sure that we may not get anyone more drop in whole day even in the evening. It is very hard to cook foods and wash clothes and do other household work by such a little drop of water,” said Sultana Ahmed, a homemaker from DIT plot, Gandaria.
She said these conditions are remaining weeklong, but there is no sign of getting relief of the problem yet to see.
Engineer Taqsem A. Khan, the Managing Director of the WASA told The New Nation one week earlier that there may something problem has been created in the local pumps.
Contacted on Tuesday, he further assured that he will send his officials to investigate the problem.
