Created: 2026/04/03 21:28

Problems:

  • GWT declination
  • Dhaka, where the groundwater levels are dropping two to three metres every year (Wiki)
  • In rural areas, more than 97% of the population relies on groundwater for its drinking water supply (Wiki)

Causes:

  • About 30% of the served population of the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) is covered by a sewerage system, the only one in the entire country. (Wiki)
  • About 1% of total water resources, is being withdrawn for human use. (Wiki)
  • In Dhaka, 82% of the water supply is extracted from groundwater that is free of arsenic, while three surface water treatment plants provide the remaining 18% (Wiki)

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