Sylhet WASA
| সিলেট পানি সরবরাহ ও পয়ঃনিষ্কাশন কর্তৃপক্ষ | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 2 March 2022 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Bangladesh |
| Headquarters | Sylhet |
| Agency executive | |
| Parent department | Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives |
| Parent agency | Water Supply and Sewerage Authority |
| Website | sylhetwasa |
Sylhet Water Supply and Sewerage Authority, commonly known as Sylhet WASA or SWASA (Bengali: সিলেট ওয়াসা) is a Bangladesh government service agency under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives responsible for providing water and sewerage facilities to residents of Sylhet.[1][2][3]
Sylhet is the administrative capital of Sylhet District which was established on 3 January 1782.[4] The government created Sylhet Division, which also includes Sylhet District, on 1 August 1995.[4] It has a population of 999,374.[5]
History
[edit]The first water supply system was started in Sylhet in 1936. This system was introduced by the Sylhet Municipality under the then Ministry of Works of British India. In 1945 sewage system was added to water supply.
In 1980, the Sylhet Water Supply Master Plan project was taken under the auspices of the Department of Public Health Engineering and the Government of Netherlands. Later, to meet the needs of local people, Water Supply and Sewerage Branch was formed as a single authority for water supply and sewerage of Sylhet City Corporation area named Sylhet WASA on 2 March 2022 under an initiative of Tajul Islam, Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives.[1] Originally Sylhet WASA was established under the Water Supply and Sewerage Authority Act, 1996.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "WASA for Sylhet to be established soon: LGRD minister". Prothomalo. 2022-01-30. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ "Sylhet WASA to be established soon, minister says". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ "Sylhet to get its own Wasa soon: LGRD Minister". The Daily Star. 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ a b "Sylhet District - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ "Sylhet, Bangladesh Population 2024". worldpopulationreview.com. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ "Sylhet WASA". The Business Standard. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
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