Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) has increased water tariff by 5 percent, which will come into effect from July 1.
Chairman of Dhaka Wasa Board Golam Mostafa said this during his visit to the residents at Dhaka Housing in Shyamoli who are facing water crisis in the capital.
Due to increase in the tariff, people will have to buy every one thousand litre of water at Tk 6.05, which was Tk 5.75 earlier, said an official of Wasa.
The industrial and commercial tariff will be Tk 20.11 for every one thousand litre of water, which was Tk 19.15 earlier.
Managing Director of Wasa Md Shahjahan Ali Molla said Dhaka Wasa has been supplying water to the city dwellers at the cheapest rate in the world.
“Although it [Wasa] was supposed to increase the tariff by 30 percent, we have only increased it by 5 percent,” he said.
He also urged everyone to be aware of the need to cut water wastage.
Shahjahan emphasised the need for decentralising different offices and industries outside Dhaka to ensure normal water supply in the city in future.
Shahjahan along with Wasa Board chairman later talked with the residents of Dhanmondi Road-14 (new) and Indira Road regarding water crisis.
They also directed the authorities concerned to supply water by lorry in the area.
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