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City Reporter:<\/strong> Chittagong WASA is in financial crisis due to the increase in installment payments for implemented projects and other costs, including water production.<\/span><\/span> In the last financial year, a deficit of around one hundred crore rupees has been shown in income and expenditure.<\/span><\/span> The operating expenses have doubled, and since the last financial year, about 21 crore rupees have to be paid for the loans for the three projects.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
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The cost of producing water for refineries has increased.<\/span><\/span> But even as the water supply increased, income did not increase proportionately.<\/span><\/span> In the name of system losses, about 50 crores of revenue are lost annually.<\/span><\/span> A minimum bill of four hundred taka is being given without a meter for about 10,000 connections on the pretext of a broken meter and not getting water supply.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
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When asked to know, WASA Managing Director Engineer AKM Fazlullah told the media, “Our water production cost has increased a lot.<\/span><\/span> The salaries\u00a0of officers and employees and overtime are increasing.<\/span><\/span> Many projects are currently being implemented.<\/span><\/span> The deficit has increased due to the expenditure of some money on the projects under implementation in the last financial year.<\/span><\/span> This year, there will not be so much of a deficit.<\/span><\/span> A proposal will be sent to increase the price of water.<\/span><\/span> If the projects under implementation are launched, there will be no financial deficit in Wasa.<\/span><\/span> A 13-member Board of Directors consisting of six officers on deputation from the Civil Service and representatives of various classes and professions is in place to manage WASA activities.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
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In every meeting of the board of directors, various steps are taken to stop irregularities and increase revenue.<\/span><\/span> But the steps taken at the field level are not effective.<\/span><\/span> In this case, a long-standing irregularity has taken root in the Wasar revenue department.<\/span><\/span> It has been alleged that new connections are not coming under the bill even after four to five years.<\/span><\/span> Water theft in the name of system loss is not decreasing.<\/span><\/span> On the other hand, projects are being taken up one after another with foreign and GOB funding.<\/span><\/span> But not enough revenue is being raised from already-implemented projects.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
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The information obtained shows that the repayment of the loan installments for the three projects implemented with foreign and the government’s own financing has started since the last financial year.<\/span><\/span> Sheikh Hasina Water Treatment Plant-1 at Rangunia has been implemented with JICA funding.<\/span><\/span> JICA’s loan for this project is Tk 733 crore (44 lakh). <\/span><\/span>18 crore and 33 lakh rupees have to be paid annually for the installment of this loan.<\/span><\/span> Besides, several projects have been implemented with the government’s own funding for emergency water supply.<\/span><\/span> Like express power lines for generators, around 90 deep tube wells and distribution lines have been constructed in several phases for emergency water supply.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
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Two such projects have to be repaid.<\/span><\/span> Out of that, the repayment of the debt of a project costing Tk 24.87 crore and about Tk 1 crore per year and a project costing Tk 478 crore and Tk 2 crore per year has started since the last financial year.<\/span><\/span> Besides, the\u00a0Sheikh Hasina water treatment plant-2 project has been implemented.<\/span><\/span> This project is also funded by JICA.<\/span><\/span> Debt repayment for this project will also start in the future.<\/span><\/span> Besides, another water treatment plant project is being constructed in the Boalkhali Vandaljuri area, funded by Korea.<\/span><\/span> WASA’s annual income was around Tk 185 crore in the last financial year.<\/span><\/span> And the expenditure is about 286 crores per year.<\/span><\/span> Due to this, the WASA authority has fallen into a deficit of about 100 crore rupees per year.<\/span><\/span> It has been said earlier by the government that it will not be able to give any subsidies.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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WASA has to meet its expenses from its own income.<\/span><\/span> So how will it be possible to meet the huge deficit? When asked to know, WASA board member Siddharth Barua told FCA media, “Water production and other costs have increased.<\/span><\/span> In order to reduce losses, proper water billing and system losses should be reduced.<\/span><\/span> Currently, the system is\u00a0showing a loss of over 30 percent.<\/span><\/span> Monitoring the water supply should be strengthened.<\/span><\/span> A pilot project has been taken up to introduce an area-wise monitoring system for meter control.<\/span><\/span> Projects should be taken to bring customers under the prepaid metering system.<\/span><\/span> WASA is distributing 18,117 million liters of water annually.<\/span><\/span> Out of that, 12 thousand, 832 crore liters are being sold.<\/span><\/span> There is no bill for the rest of the water.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
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The annual\u00a0income from selling water is Tk 193 crore (39 lakh). <\/span><\/span>According to the relevant department sources of WASA, there are currently 83 thousand water connections.<\/span><\/span> Among them, the billing is for 80 thousand 800 connections.<\/span><\/span> It also includes the $11,000 minimum bill connection.\u00a0However, an official of the revenue department said that the minimum bill amount has decreased by 2\u20133 thousand more than before.<\/span><\/span> The minimum bill has been increased from Tk 400 to Tk 600.<\/span><\/span> Currently, 300 to 400 new connections are being made every month.<\/span><\/span> But a member of the WASA Board of Directors complained that the new connection is not coming under the bill even in two to three years.<\/span><\/span> Revenue department people are taking financial benefits from these customers.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

City Reporter: Chittagong WASA is in financial crisis due to the increase in installment payments for implemented projects and other costs, including water production. In the last financial year, a deficit of around one hundred crore rupees has been shown in income and expenditure. 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