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Buriganga Polluters: HC asks Wasa to sever their water supply
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The High Court yesterday directed Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) to snap within next six months water supply connections to those buildings and structures which release sewage wastes directly into the Buriganga river.
Besides, the court heavily rebuked Dhaka Wasa Managing Director Taqsem A Khan for providing water supply connections to those buildings which don t have sewage lines and septic tanks and are directly releasing wastes into the Buriganga and polluting its water.
The HC said there is no provision under the Wasa Act, 1996 and Wasa Rules, 2011 for providing water supply connections to structures not having sewage lines and septic tanks, but the Wasa provided connections to such buildings and structures in violation of the law and rules.
Disconnect water connection of buildings dumping sewerage waste into Buriganga: HC to Wasa
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The High Court today directed Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) to disconnect the water supply of those buildings dumping sewerage waste into Buriganga river within the next six months.
Besides, the court heavily rebuked Managing Director of Dhaka Wasa Taqsem A Khan for supplying water to buildings which have no sewerage lines.
There is no provision under the Wasa Act, 1996 and the Wasa Rules, 2011 for giving water supply to structures which have no sewerage lines and septic tanks, but Wasa has given them connections in violation of the law and rules, the HC said.