Rajshahi WASA proposes water tariff increase by 30pc
The Rajshahi Water Supply and Sewerage Authority has proposed 30 per cent increase in the water tariffs to reduce subsidies...
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RWASA should, rather, address non-revenue water loss
THE Rajshahi Water Supply and Sewerage Authority tripled the water tariff in February 2022 to cover losses in the production cost. The supply water agency spends Tk 8.90 on the production of a unit of water, or 1,000 litres, and sells it to household consumers for Tk 6.81 a unit and to commercial consumers for Tk 1.366 a unit over a supply network spanning...
Unviable treatment plants turn albatross around DWASA鈥檚 neck
THE Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority, which has continued to incur losses despite increases in water tariff for 15 times since 2009, when the Awami League assumed office to continue for consecutive tenures before its overthrow on August 5, and has struggled to improve the quality of supply water, has now run into a new problem. Two projects...
Not enough reason for DWASA to increase water tariff
THE increase in the tariff of supply water for Dhaka by 10 per cent, which will take effect on July 1, would be another burden on people, especially from low- and fixed-income groups, who have already been constrained by soaring inflation...
DWASA to raise water tariff by 10pc from July 1
The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authorities has decided to raise the water tariff by 10 per cent to be made effective from July 1...