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PADMA-REFINERY-TAJUL
Padma plant to supply 45cr litre water daily to Dhaka
DHAKA, Sept 30, 2019 (BSS) – Local Government, Rural Development and
Cooperatives (LGRD) Minister Md Tajul Islam today said Padma water treatment
plant located in Munshiganj district will supply 45 crore litres of pure
water daily to the capital city Dhaka.
“The refinery will start supplying of water on test tomorrow … a total of
40% residents of Dhaka will get pure water from the project,” a press release
quoted Tajul as saying.
He said this while visiting the ‘Padma (Josholdia) Water Refinery Project’
located in Medini Mandal Union of Louhajang upazila under Munshiganj
district.
The minister also said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the
project on October 10 through videoconference, added the release.
Replying to a query, the minister told the journalists that as all the
rivers surrounding Dhaka have become polluted in the last 60 years, the
project was set up relatively far from the city.
LGRD Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed, Managing Director of Dhaka WASA Engineer
Taqsem A Khan, DC of Munshiganj Md Moniruzzaman, Police Super Mohammad
Jayedul Alam, UNO Md Kabirul Islam Khan along with the project manager,
country director and chief of construction company accompanied the minister
during the visit.
BSS/PR/RQ/RY/20:12 hrs