Khulna: Khulna Water and Sewerage Authority (KWASA) has been working to ensure a suitable environment for the city dwellers through establishing a sewage system with proper treatment facility in the city.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, KWASA has been implementing a project titled “Khulna Sewerage System Development” that aims to develop a new sewerage system covering commercial and densely populated areas with about 850,000 population by 2027. Under the Taka 2334.13-crore project, two sewage treatment plants are being established with a capacity of 80,000 cubic meters per day and one fecal sludge treatment plant of 160 cubic meters to attain the cherished goal.
The project includes the construction of 269 kilometers of sewer network and around 27,000 property level sewer connections. Additionally, it aims to develop the capacity of KWASA while raising awareness on sanitation and hygiene. Superintending Engineer of KWASA, Khan Selim Ahmed, stated that the ultimate goal of the sewerage development project is to ensure improved public health protection, mitigate environmental pollution, and promote the development of the socio-economic system.
The project will also ensure the hygienic and environmentally safe disposal of sewage in the city through the sewer network, facilitating people’s livelihood by implementing a sustainable sewage system. There are provisions to develop the institutional capacity of KWASA for efficient management of sewerage service and to inform the city dwellers about the service to optimize the benefits.
Established in 2008, KWASA is committed to ensuring service to all customers through the supply of a sufficient amount of potable water and proper sewage solutions. Currently, KWASA is supplying 110 million liters of water per day to 40,368 house connections through a pipeline network, comprising 41 production pumps and 900 hand tube-wells, benefiting 1.10 million populations in a 45.60 square kilometer area. Additionally, there is a water treatment plant and a water quality testing laboratory to ensure the quality of both production and supplied water.