RAJSHAHI, July 25, 2018 (BSS) Rajshahi Water Supply and Sewerage Authority
(RWASA) has been implementing three development projects involving Taka 97.41
crore during last nine and a half years with a view to bringing a qualitative
change in the city’s water supply system.
According to RWASA sources, implementation of two of the projects was
completed at a cost of around Taka 29.91 crore during the first five years.
The work on another project titled “Re-renovation of Water Supply System in
Rajshahi City” is progressing fast at present with an estimated cost of
around Taka 67.50 crore.
“We have completed the feasibility study of Surface Water Treatment Plant
in Rajshahi WASA at a cost of around Taka 1.89 crore,” said Parvej Mamud,
superintending engineer of RWASA, while talking to BSS.
Forty five kilometers pipeline with 150-milimeter diameter, 70 kilometers
pipeline with 100-milimeter diameter, 20 new production pumps and 28
submersible pumps were installed during the period from July 2012 to December
2015 under Taka 28.02-crore ‘Water Supply System Improvement in Rajshahi
City’ project.
Besides, 600 washouts and 100 flow-meters were commissioned under the
project. Currently, commissioning work on 68-kilometer pipelines width
ranging from 100 to 300 millimeters is progressing.
In addition to reactivation of 40 production pumps, installation work on 22
new production pumps and 32 water points is progressing under the ongoing
project.
Giving an overview of the project works here on Tuesday, Engineer Mamud
said all the RWASA’s procurement activities are being operated through e-GP
process besides launching e-filling.
Computerized billing system has been launched. At present, water charges
are being received from the consumers through mobile banking.
“We have adopted a programme of operating the production pumps through
mobile apse,” Engineer Mamud informed.
In addition, the Rajshahi city people will get safe drinking water. All
sorts of bad-smell and dirt in water will be removed soon.
The government has adopted a project of around Tk 3,500 crore to remove
city’s water problem. Under the project, water from the Padma River will be
supplied to households for only drinking purpose after necessary treatment.
Under a 40-year water supply management master plan, the mega project has
been adopted to supply fresh drinking water to the city people.
Engineer Parvez Mamud said the project will carry water through pipeline
from the Padma River, purify it and then supply it to city houses.
The plant will be set up at Farhadpur, 26.5 kilometres west from the city
centre under Godagari upazila.
Haripur of Paba upazila and Yousufpur of Charghat upazila have also been
chosen as alternative spots for setting up the plant.
From this water purification plant, fresh drinking water will be supplied
to all 30 wards of Rajshahi City Corporation and its surrounding areas as
well as 11 unions of Katakhali and Naohata municipal areas.
All old pipelines and hydrants of the city will also be repaired and
renovated under the project.