By Kapil Biswas | Project Contributor
Bangladesh is a low-lying country. Here water is everywhere. But pure drinking crisis is a common phenomenon in the coastal region of Bangladesh. During the monsoon rain water is used for drinking and people store water for the dry season. But this is not sufficient for them. In the dry season water level goes down and most of the ponds get dry. As a result people suffer a lot for drinking water and by using pond’s water, they suffer from various kinds of water contaminated diseases.
Initiative:Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS) has been working since 2015 to alleviate the drinking water crisis in the coastal areas. In the meantime, the pond has been re-excavated and by using local technology pond sand and filter (PSF) system has been installed to collect rain water. Reverse Osmosis Water Purification System has been set up to enhance the quality of water. A community-based sustainable water business model has been introduced for its sustainable and long-term management. During this covid-19 pandemic situation people have to stay home and in this circumstances BEDS is supplying safe water to remote areas by vehicles.
Impact: Most of the people of the locality used pond water for drinking and cooking purpose. Women spend most of their time by collecting water far from their residence. By using this water, they often suffered from various kinds of water contaminated diseases like diarrhoea, cholera, Jaundice, dysentery etc. Pure drinking water was a cherished desire to them. After installing the Reverse Osmosis System, more than 9000 coastal villagers are getting safe drinking water at a cheap rate which is only 0.5 TK per liter. This little charge is taken for the maintenance cost of water production so that this activity will sustain in the long run process.
Feedbacks from the beneficiaries:A man who is engaged with water distribution service expressed his feelings – “Before I moved to and fro, I didn’t have any work. I have adequate knowledge of operating machines. After establishing the RO water purification system BEDS has engaged me to operate the RO system. Now I earn my livelihood by the water service business.”
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