Sewage leaking to the surface - an urgent problem of Dhaka
Sewage leaking to the surface Faizul Khan Tanim finds out how Dhaka’s inadequate sewerage system threatens to destroy the city’s environment photo by Al-Emrun Garjon I step out of my house looking for a ride to the office at Karwan Bazar. I need to walk a certain distance to get to the bus stop or taxi stand, and I have to get across dirty water to get transport most of the time. Vehicles passing by have no sympathy towards pedestrians as they speed over the reeking sewage water spraying all over me. On number of occasions, I needed to go back home, change clothes and make a fresh start. Imagine the time wasted on a busy weekday. This is how Gulshan-1 resident Kader Khan describes a typical morning in a city with a sewerage system in desperate need of upheaval. His voice is one of the many belonging to residents of Gulshan, Banani, Uttara, Tejgaon, Moghbazar, various parts of Old Dhaka and other areas who complain that the stench caused by continuous sewage water overflow or leak at r...