Water logging turns critical
Costly project draws a blank
BANGLADESH government spent Tk.152 crore to reduce water logging in the past two years, but with little effect on the situation. As monsoon is at its height, we have been facing waterlogging in a lot of areas of Dhaka city, with knee to waist-deep water.
We know a good amount was spent on fixing pipelines and building culverts, but obviously that was not enough. The drainage system in Dhaka is already poor even without monsoon and the overflow of garbage and water sadly are something every pedestrian has difficulty in coming to terms with.
The mechanism of pumping the excess water out of the city remains inadequate. Many of the culverts which were built to reduce water logging have also been destroyed to make roads. Storm sewers and surface drains overflow with excess water with little provision for run-off water.
Going forward we hope we do not face the same ordeal next monsoon. We want to enjoy the rain and cherish the goodness it brings us, for our fertile land and our farmers, and we strongly hope that by next monsoon improvements will be in place for our Dhaka city dwellers.
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