80% surface water supply in Dhaka in 2017
The government will supply 80 percent water in Dhaka city from the surface sources from next year, LGRD Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain today said.
The ground water level has been lowering day by day. So, the government has taken the initiative to use surface water from the next year,” the minister said.
The minister said this while addressing a seminar on drinking water safety at a hotel in Dhaka today.
The decision has been taken for the country’s sustainable development goals (SDGs), he said. In the agriculture sector, the use of ground water is not good for our environment, he added.
The programme was organised by World Health Organisation and the ministry.
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