LGRD Minister Tajul Islam on Tuesday said Dhaka WASA has taken plans and initiatives to bring the entire capital under 100 percent permanent sewerage network by 2030.
In response to a tabled question from ruling Awami League MP Nurunnabi Chowdhury, Tajul said that according to the plan, five sewerage treatment plants will be set up around the capital city.
Those treatment plants are: Pagla sewer and network treatment plant, Dasherkandi sewage treatment plant, Rayer Bazar sewage treatment plant, Uttara sewage treatment plant and Mirpur sewage treatment plant.
The LGRD minister also said that construction of Dasherkandi sewage treatment plant is already complete and a trial run is going on at present.
In reply to another query, the LGRD minister said that more than 6000 metric tons of waste is produced under the two city corporations of Dhaka every day.
The minister also said that the government has taken up plans to produce biogas, bio-fertilizer, electricity, recycling plant through modern waste management.
In response to a question from AL MP Didarul Alam, the LGRD minister said that 54 wards under Dhaka North City Corporation produce about 3,400 tons of waste every day.
About 84 percent of the waste arrives at secondary transfer stations. Later it is regularly removed by environmentally friendly vehicles and managed in landfills.
The remaining 16 percent is broom waste, which is removed at night by open trucks.
The minister said Dhaka South City Corporation collects 2800-3000 tons of waste daily and manages the waste at Matuail Landfill. Waste collection rate is more than 90 percent.
Source: United News of Bangladesh