KHULNA, Dec 27: Khulna Water and Sewerage Authority (KWASA) has been implementing a project with the main thrust of establishing a sewage system with proper treatment facility in the city.
Superintending Engineer of KWASA Khan Selim Ahmed said a project titled "Khulna Sewerage System Development" amounting Taka 2334.13 crore will develop a new sewerage system covering commercial and densely populated areas with about 8.50 lakh population by 2027.
Under the project, two sewage treatment plants are being established with a capacity of 80,000 cubic meters per day and one fecal sludge treatment plant of 160 cubic meters to attain the cherished goal.
In addition to construction of 269 kilometres of sewer network and around 27,000 property level sewer connections, the project will develop the capacity of the KWASA together with raising awareness on sanitation and hygiene.
Ultimate goal of the project is to ensure improved public health protection, mitigate environmental pollution in addition to promoting the development of the socio-economic system.
It will also ensure hygienic and environmentally safe disposal of the sewage in the city through the sewer network besides facilitating people's livelihood by implementing a sustainable sewage system.
There are provisions of developing institutional capacity of KWASA for efficient management of sewerage service and to inform the city dweller regarding the service of the sewerage system to optimize the benefit.
Established in 2008, KWASA committed to ensuring service to all customers through the supply of a sufficient amount of potable water and proper sewage solutions.
Meanwhile, the KWASA is supplying 110 million litre water per day to 40,368 house connections through a pipeline network, comprising 41 production pumps and 900 hand tube-wells, benefiting 1.10 million population in 45.60 square kilometre at present.
Apart from this, there is a water treatment plant and a water quality testing laboratory-to ensure quality of both production and supplied water.
