'Connect Shyampur sewerage lines with Wasa treatment plant'
Coalition of Local NGOs Bangladesh (CLNB) on Tuesday urged the government to connect the sewerage lines of Shyampur in the capital with the lone waste treatment plant of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) at Pagla of Narayanganj.
At a rally in front of the National Press Club, association members led by Nurun Nahar Mary announced that they would launch a tougher movement if their demand is not met.
In 1965, the land was acquired to set up the sewerage treatment plant while in Shyampur, the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) allocated 528 plots for industrial purpose and 205 plots for residence, they said.
Wasa set up the waste treatment plant and a sewerage line was constructed in Shyampur but no connection was established with the plant, they said. The plant is used to treat only 17 to 18 percent of the waste produced while 82 percent remain untreated, they added.
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