Water crisis extreme in capital’s many areas 

The demand for water during the month of Ramadan remains high from other times. But, the water crisis has reached an extreme level in some areas of the capital. City-dwellers are facing untold sufferings as they are not getting water through spending money.

Every year during the summer, there is a shortfall in the supply of WASA water. Water crisis usually occurs in April and May, but this year, it has begun in the middle of March. Severe water shortage has noticed in different areas of the capital.

It was learnt that people of Central Road, Hatirpool, Shewrapara, Badda, Rampura, Merul, Malibagh, Basabo, Mugda, Lalbagh and Old Dhaka have been facing water crisis for last seven days.

Residents of the area said the water crisis has become acute. “We are in constant communication with WASA and have been demanding an immediate solution to this crisis”.

According to Dhaka WASA sources, the organisation has the capacity to produce more water than the current demand. Typically, the daily water demand in the capital ranges from 210 to 240 crore litres during winter, but it increases to 260 crore litres during summer. Although there is an enough production, water crisis is being happened due to supply problem.