Dhaka WASA has taken plans and initiatives to bring the capital city under 100 percent permanent sewerage network by 2030, LGRD Minister Tajul Islam told parliament on Tuesday.
In response to a question from ruling Awami League MP Nurunnabi Chowdhury's question, the minister said according to the plan, five sewerage treatment plants will be set up around the capital city, reports The Daily Star.
Those treatment plants are: Pagla sewer and network treatment plant, Dasherkandi sewer treatment plant, Rayer Bazar sewer treatment plant, Uttora sewer treatment plant and Mirpur sewer treatment plant.
In a scripted answer, the LGRD minister also said, construction of Dasherkandi sewer treatment plant has already completed and trial run is going on at present.
In reply to another query, the LGRD minister said that more than 6,000 metric tonnes of waste is produced in the two city corporations of Dhaka every day.
The minister also said that the government has taken plan to produce biogas, bio-fertilizer, electricity, and recycling plants through modern waste management.
In response to a query from AL MP Didarul Alam, the LGRD minister said that 54 wards under Dhaka North City Corporation produce about 3,400 tonnes of waste every day.
About 84 percent of which arrive 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 2,800-3,000 tonnes of waste daily and manages the waste at Matuail Landfill. Waste collection rate is more than 90 percent.
