Does anybody in Bangladesh govt know, what 'Sewerage Treatment' means?
Is it too hard to learn?
Is getting $ 2.7 or 2.8 billion in free Aid worth learning about it for Foreign Exchange-starved Bangladesh?
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Japan wants to invest Rs 191 billion in Karachi sewerage treatment plan
by MUHAMMAD ALI
KARACHI (June 04 2008): Japan has shown interest to invest Rs 191 billion in Karachi Sewerage Master Plan (KSMP), which would treat 555 million gallons per day (mgd) sewage water before discarding into the sea.
With a view to eliminate environmental hazards and make pollution-free sea belt, the Sindh government has invited representatives of Japan International Corporation Agency (Jica) to provide professional expertise in this regards, with financial assistance.
Sources told Business Recorder on Tuesday that the Jica was handed over the proposal to invest in water sector at a meeting with the officials of Sindh government. They said that Japan is very keen to invest in this sector for improving sewerage system with sufficient treatment capacity. After conducting analytical survey, Jica has chalked out a comprehensive strategy to improve the sewerage water capacity, which at present is 42.6 mgd, sources said and expressed hope that after its effective implementation the treatment capacity would be increased to 555 mgd, which is expected to be the demand of Karachiities by 2025.
Sources expressed fears about seafood business situation, saying that it would only improve when disposal of sewage water controlled. They termed it as the chief cause of the recurrent ban imposed by European countries on seafood exports. The bulk of sewerage water being discarded into sea without proper treatment is creating hazards for marine life and causing huge losses to national exchequer besides, they said.
For this purpose, Jica has proposed to construct new sewer on an area of 4140 hectares and cover three towns to minimise the losses. Sources said that Jica representatives have stressed the need of replacing present sewerage water mains to improve water treatment capacity with new ones, and added that Jica has planned to construct new branch sewer, trunk and sub-main sewer, and place 320 km of new sewerage pipes.
They said that no environmental impact could be expected; rather the project would improve overall environmental conditions of the city's beaches, and urged the industry sector to play their role in making pollution-free seaside, besides paving the way to comply WTO, EU, USA, ISO and EPA standards in this regard.
They said that due to lack of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW&SB) autonomy in the day to day operations, it had failed to facilitate its consumers at maximum. They said that Karachi has three sewerage water treating plants including, TP-I, TP-II, TP-III from 150 mgd water, owing to inadequate sewerage mains and only 90 mgd water was being treated out of total sewerage water. Therefore, it has been proposed to enhance the capacity of treatment plants from 150 mgd sewerage water to 300 mgd soon, and upgradation work for treatment plants would be expected to commence shortly, they said.
"This project will also help to eliminate obstacles, which fishery units are facing due to contaminated and untreated sewerage water", they said. It is also planned to process all Karachi sewerage water through these treatment plants and use treated water for horticulture and agriculture purposes, they added.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2008
__._,_.___ With a view to eliminate environmental hazards and make pollution-free sea belt, the Sindh government has invited representatives of Japan International Corporation Agency (Jica) to provide professional expertise in this regards, with financial assistance.
Sources told Business Recorder on Tuesday that the Jica was handed over the proposal to invest in water sector at a meeting with the officials of Sindh government. They said that Japan is very keen to invest in this sector for improving sewerage system with sufficient treatment capacity. After conducting analytical survey, Jica has chalked out a comprehensive strategy to improve the sewerage water capacity, which at present is 42.6 mgd, sources said and expressed hope that after its effective implementation the treatment capacity would be increased to 555 mgd, which is expected to be the demand of Karachiities by 2025.
Sources expressed fears about seafood business situation, saying that it would only improve when disposal of sewage water controlled. They termed it as the chief cause of the recurrent ban imposed by European countries on seafood exports. The bulk of sewerage water being discarded into sea without proper treatment is creating hazards for marine life and causing huge losses to national exchequer besides, they said.
For this purpose, Jica has proposed to construct new sewer on an area of 4140 hectares and cover three towns to minimise the losses. Sources said that Jica representatives have stressed the need of replacing present sewerage water mains to improve water treatment capacity with new ones, and added that Jica has planned to construct new branch sewer, trunk and sub-main sewer, and place 320 km of new sewerage pipes.
They said that no environmental impact could be expected; rather the project would improve overall environmental conditions of the city's beaches, and urged the industry sector to play their role in making pollution-free seaside, besides paving the way to comply WTO, EU, USA, ISO and EPA standards in this regard.
They said that due to lack of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW&SB) autonomy in the day to day operations, it had failed to facilitate its consumers at maximum. They said that Karachi has three sewerage water treating plants including, TP-I, TP-II, TP-III from 150 mgd water, owing to inadequate sewerage mains and only 90 mgd water was being treated out of total sewerage water. Therefore, it has been proposed to enhance the capacity of treatment plants from 150 mgd sewerage water to 300 mgd soon, and upgradation work for treatment plants would be expected to commence shortly, they said.
"This project will also help to eliminate obstacles, which fishery units are facing due to contaminated and untreated sewerage water", they said. It is also planned to process all Karachi sewerage water through these treatment plants and use treated water for horticulture and agriculture purposes, they added.
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