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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.
Take legal action against 30 washing plants
HC asks DoE in ruling on Buriganga pollution
Mindless pollution: The waste of multiple dyeing factories contaminating the water of the Buriganga river in the capital’s Shyampur area. Garbage, top photo, is also dumped on the bank of the river considered the lifeline of the capital. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Amran Hossain Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
The High Court yesterday directed the Department of Environment (DoE) to take appropriate legal action against 30 washing plants in Keraniganj for polluting the Buriganga.
The court also directed the DoE to submit a report before it within seven days after complying with the directive.
The High Court today directed Department of Environment (DoE) to take appropriate legal action against 30 washing plants in Dhaka's Keraniganj for polluting water of the Buriganga river. The court also asked DoE to submit a report in seven days after complying with its directive.