Dhaka plans $1.6bn boost to water treatment
- From: Vol 12, Issue 4 (April 2011)
- Category: General
- Region: Asia
- Country: Bangladesh
- Related Companies: Asian Development Bank and Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority
Taqsem Khan, managing director of the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority, talks to GWI about his plans to reduce groundwater abstraction and increase treatment capcity. Raising tariffs will be a key part of the strategy.
Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA), the utility that manages the water and sanitation system of the capital city of Bangladesh is preparing to add an extra 1.4 million m3/d of water treatment capacity over the next decade, according to MD Taqsem Khan (see table below). The cost is expected to be $1.6billion.
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