KHULNA :
Speakers at a consultation in quest of water-rights in the south-west coast recommended water should be treated as rights, not commodity and combined effort is essential to ensure the water security for the people of coastal Bangladesh, says a press release.
For this, they emphasized the people’s involvement. They urged to cancel the pond’s lease for opening for the mass people, to take special measures to protect the sweet water sources, inclusion of safe water in Governments’ water policy, to renovate the water sources, to popularize the rain-water among the people of this area for using in drinking and domestic purposes, to sensitize the mass people for proper uses of water, to conduct research and Government, non-Government and donors to work in a combine way.
The Consultation was organized on Monday at the Conference Hall, Deputy Commissioner’s Office, Khulna.
The event was jointly organised by NGO Forum for Public Health and Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University as the part of NGO Forum’s advocacy campaign Right to WatSan-Get It for All.
Md. Abdus Samad , Divisional Commissioner, Khulna was the Chief Guest of the Consultataion. Chaired by Mr. Md. Mostofa Kamal, Deputy Commissioner, Khulna. Among others, Dr. Dilip Kumar Datta, Professor, Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University and Dr. Mallick Anwar Hossian, Director, Department of Environment, Khulna were present as the special guest in the Consultation.
Key-notes paper focusing water sources, quality and security were presented by Dr. Dilip Kumar Datta, Professor, Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University & Md. Atikul Islam, Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University and Pijush Krishna Kunda, Executive Engineer, Bangladesh Water Development Board, Khulna. Environmental degradation for climate change, salinity intrusion in soil, bureaucratic complexities, shrimp cultivation, population increased are causes of the water crisis and hampering the water security of the coastal areas.
Md. Abus Samad stated, there is no alternative of rain-water harvesting system for using and preserving water for drinking and domestic purposes. He invited the LGIs representative to give the list of the ponds to the District Commissioner within 7 days.
Dr. Mallick Anwar Hossian said, the environment is being vulnerable along with the water in the coastal areas of Bangladesh. The people have to pay much if the situation continues. He emphasized on surface water treatment plant and infrastructure making to win the crisis.
Speakers at a consultation in quest of water-rights in the south-west coast recommended water should be treated as rights, not commodity and combined effort is essential to ensure the water security for the people of coastal Bangladesh, says a press release.
For this, they emphasized the people’s involvement. They urged to cancel the pond’s lease for opening for the mass people, to take special measures to protect the sweet water sources, inclusion of safe water in Governments’ water policy, to renovate the water sources, to popularize the rain-water among the people of this area for using in drinking and domestic purposes, to sensitize the mass people for proper uses of water, to conduct research and Government, non-Government and donors to work in a combine way.
The Consultation was organized on Monday at the Conference Hall, Deputy Commissioner’s Office, Khulna.
The event was jointly organised by NGO Forum for Public Health and Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University as the part of NGO Forum’s advocacy campaign Right to WatSan-Get It for All.
Md. Abdus Samad , Divisional Commissioner, Khulna was the Chief Guest of the Consultataion. Chaired by Mr. Md. Mostofa Kamal, Deputy Commissioner, Khulna. Among others, Dr. Dilip Kumar Datta, Professor, Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University and Dr. Mallick Anwar Hossian, Director, Department of Environment, Khulna were present as the special guest in the Consultation.
Key-notes paper focusing water sources, quality and security were presented by Dr. Dilip Kumar Datta, Professor, Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University & Md. Atikul Islam, Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University and Pijush Krishna Kunda, Executive Engineer, Bangladesh Water Development Board, Khulna. Environmental degradation for climate change, salinity intrusion in soil, bureaucratic complexities, shrimp cultivation, population increased are causes of the water crisis and hampering the water security of the coastal areas.
Md. Abus Samad stated, there is no alternative of rain-water harvesting system for using and preserving water for drinking and domestic purposes. He invited the LGIs representative to give the list of the ponds to the District Commissioner within 7 days.
Dr. Mallick Anwar Hossian said, the environment is being vulnerable along with the water in the coastal areas of Bangladesh. The people have to pay much if the situation continues. He emphasized on surface water treatment plant and infrastructure making to win the crisis.
