People becoming restive for power, water and gas
Demanding water, gas and electricity, agitation, protest rally and human chain programmes at different parts of capital have already taken place
The demand for uninterrupted supply of water, gas and electricity among the city dwellers has been mounting and taking the shape of a movement.
Demanding water, gas and electricity, agitation, protest rally and human chain programmes at different parts of capital have already taken place. On the other hand, some political parties, their associate bodies, some socio-cultural organizations and small and medium business entrepreneurs are mulling waging anti-government agitation as the normal life is being disrupted.
Different section of people including office, school, college and university goers and businessmen and house keepers told this correspondent that the activities of daily life are seriously being hampered due to want of water for the last couple of months.
Inhabitants of Mirpur, Mohammadpur, Tejgaon, Mohakhali, Badda, Moghbazar, Sutrapur, Shyampur, Jatrabari and the old part of the capital Dhaka are facing severe crises of water, gas and electricity. They are not being able to cook properly due to the low voltage of gas and take bath due to absence of water and they could not sleep for nagging load shedding.
The problems of daily life are being created only for absence of electricity. These irritated, under privileged and deprived city dwellers may come down on the street collectively for movement against the government anytime, a group of people at Farmgate area said while talking to this reporter.
Meanwhile, opposition BNP is going to arrange two-day-long protest meeting demanding adequate supply of water, gas and electricity. They will stage demonstration at around 50 different parts of the capital on April 21 to 22.
According to sources, the city dwellers are now receiving around 1300 megawatt electricity per day against the existing needs of 2200 mw. The city dwellers are also receiving around 1450 million cubic feet gas (mmcfd) against the existing 1700 mmcfd needs. Besides, city's water demand is about 2100 million liters per day while the WASA supplies 1500 million liters.
Demanding water, gas and electricity, agitation, protest rally and human chain programmes at different parts of capital have already taken place. On the other hand, some political parties, their associate bodies, some socio-cultural organizations and small and medium business entrepreneurs are mulling waging anti-government agitation as the normal life is being disrupted.
Different section of people including office, school, college and university goers and businessmen and house keepers told this correspondent that the activities of daily life are seriously being hampered due to want of water for the last couple of months.
Inhabitants of Mirpur, Mohammadpur, Tejgaon, Mohakhali, Badda, Moghbazar, Sutrapur, Shyampur, Jatrabari and the old part of the capital Dhaka are facing severe crises of water, gas and electricity. They are not being able to cook properly due to the low voltage of gas and take bath due to absence of water and they could not sleep for nagging load shedding.
The problems of daily life are being created only for absence of electricity. These irritated, under privileged and deprived city dwellers may come down on the street collectively for movement against the government anytime, a group of people at Farmgate area said while talking to this reporter.
Meanwhile, opposition BNP is going to arrange two-day-long protest meeting demanding adequate supply of water, gas and electricity. They will stage demonstration at around 50 different parts of the capital on April 21 to 22.
According to sources, the city dwellers are now receiving around 1300 megawatt electricity per day against the existing needs of 2200 mw. The city dwellers are also receiving around 1450 million cubic feet gas (mmcfd) against the existing 1700 mmcfd needs. Besides, city's water demand is about 2100 million liters per day while the WASA supplies 1500 million liters.
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