Harvest rainwater, save rivers: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the need for rainwater harvesting and river water conservation.
The premier said this while opening the newly-constructed Sheikh Hasina Water Treatment Plant-II of Chattogram Wasa.
Hasina joined the event virtually from Gono Bhaban in Dhaka. The programme was held at a hotel in Chattogram.
The new plant will raise overall water supply capacity of CWasa to 50 crore litres a day, an increase by 14.30 crore litres. The plant has been constructed at Rangunia.
Hasina said water reservoirs should be kept in every place while constructing any structure. "We'll have to bring down our dependency on ground water," she said, adding that her government constructed the water plant based on surface water.
She said her government has been taking measures to ensure pure drinking water supply up to grassroots levels. The PM also asked the authorities of different industries and factories to pay attention to waste management to protect rivers and land from pollution.
Noting that Chattogram is the main commercial city, she said her government has prioritised its development. "If we can develop Chattogram, the entire country will be benefited," she said.
Referring to problems, including water crisis, in Chattogram, Hasina said, "Efforts are on to solve those."
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