Khulna WASA explained

Agency Name:Khulna WASA
Native Name A:খুলনা পানি সরবরাহ ও পয়ঃনিষ্কাশন কর্তৃপক্ষ
Seal:File:Logo_of_KWASA.png
Jurisdiction:Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters:Khulna WASA Bhaban, 07 Roosevelt Jettyghat Road, Joragate, Khalishpur, Khulna
Parent Department:Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
Parent Agency:Water Supply and Sewerage Authority
Chief1 Name:Engr. Md Abdullah PEngg
Chief1 Position:Managing Director

Khulna Water Supply & Sewerage Authority or KWASA (Generally known as Khulna WASA) is a government-owned water supplier organization. It is a parallel organization of Khulna City Corporation.[1]

History

Water supply system was first installed in Khulna in 1921. That time, they supplied 900 cubic metres of water per day. In 1960, Khulna Water Supply Authority started to supply water by production tubewell. Then Khulna Water Supply & Sewerage Authority was established in 2008. It is independent of Khulna City Corporation.[2]

Services

Khulna WASA serves residents of the city by supplying pure water from Bangabandhu Water Treatment Plant of Rupsha. [3] Khulna WASA also sells bottle water labeled by Sundarban Pure Drinking Water from the Bottle Water Plant situated in Rayer Mahal of Khulna city.

Projects

Khulna WASA is set-upping sewerage network throughout the Khulna city under the Khulna Sewerage System Development Project.[4] Two several Sewage treatment plant will be constructed in this project.

Notes and References

  1. News: bn:খুলনা ওয়াসা পানির বিল বাড়িয়েছে : বছরের প্রথম মাস থেকে কার্যকর . http://www.dailynayadiganta.com/?/detail/news/93904?m=0 . Khulna WASA raises water bill: effective from first month of year . Daily Naya Diganta . bn . 18 August 2017.
  2. Web site: Khulna WASA. kwasa.org.bd. 19 August 2018.
  3. News: PM to open ‘Bangabandhu Water Treatment Plant’ today . 2023-02-28 . Risingbd.com . en.
  4. News: Khulna city to get $160m ADB loan for sustainable sewerage system . 2023-02-28 . The Financial Express . en.