Taposh warns WASA of action over dumping waste on streets

The mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Fazle Noor Taposh, on Sunday said the city authority would take tougher action against Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) if it dumps wastage from sewerage lines on the streets, reports BSS.

“You can’t leave garbage on the streets or in open spaces after cleaning sewerage lines….You will be fined and legal action will be taken against you, if you do it ,” Taposh said while inaugurating the year-long sewerage line cleansing programme in city’s Muktijoddha Sangsad area, the news agency quoted a press release to say.

Mentioning that the cleansing activities of sewerage lines will be carried out throughout the year, he said, “All the sewerage lines in each ward will be cleaned twice a month.”

“If the sewerage lines get stuck somewhere, overflows and if there is water-logging somewhere, inform the city corporation via respective councillors… And if you can’t solved it, let me know straight,” he said urging the people to remain vigilant for getting services from DSCC, added the release.

Haji Mohammad Selim, MP, DSCC chief executive officer of city corporation Shah Imdadul Haque, chief waste management officer air commodore Badrul Amin, chief health officer brigadier general Md Sharif Ahmed, DSCC secretary Akramuzzaman, councilors of wards 22 and 33, among others, were present.