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Govt works tirelessly to ensure sustainable water supply: Tajul
DHAKA, Feb 06, 2021 (BSS) – Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md Tajul Islam today said the government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is working relentlessly to ensure sustainable water supply in the country.
“The incumbent government is working relentlessly to ensure sustainable water supply as well as sustainable development across the country considering the future demand for water,” he said.
The minister said this while talking to journalists after visiting Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA)’s Gandharbpur Water Treatment Plant at Rupganj in Narayanganj.
He said that there will be no water problem in the country as the water problem in Chattogram and Dhaka has now been resolved.
The minister further said that Bangladesh, like the rest of the world, is giving special emphasis on surface water due to the declining water level in the present world.
The project to take water from Gandharbpur Water Treatment Plant to the capital and the work of water distribution line are going on simultaneously in full swing for the betterment of the people, he said.
He hoped that water supply from the plant would start as soon as the work is completed.
Responding to a question from reporters about the road construction under Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), he said that the concerned authorities have been directed to take necessary steps to make better and sustainable the work of all the institutions under his ministry.
No one would be spared after doing substandard work due to corruption or irregularities, he said, adding that many engineers have already been suspended and legal actions were taken against many for doing substandard work.
Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) Managing Director Engineer Taksim A Khan, Local Government Division (LGD) Additional Secretary Muhammad Ibrahim and other officials were present during the visit.
Commenting that the cost of the project is increasing in some cases for doing sustainable and quality work, Tajul said that the cost of the project naturally goes up when a project remains incomplete after starting five to six years ago.
He advised all concerned to increase quality of work while implementing projects.
Mentioning that the officials and employees who are working risking their lives to complete the project even during the COVID-19 period, he hoped that the work of WASA project to supply water to Dhaka city will be completed within the stipulated time.
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