Water Supply and Sanitation Condition of Slum Areas in Dhaka City

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Sarkar, Md. Shahjahan Kaisar Alam | Rahman, Md. Mafizur

Affiliations: Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh | Dept. of Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Note: [] Corresponding author. E-mail: kajal_cee@yahoo.com

Abstract: About 19.4% of the total population of Dhaka city live in the slum and squatter areas. Therefore, the environmental condition of these areas significantly affects the environment of entire Dhaka city. The water supply, sanitation, wastewater and solid waste disposal practices of these areas are very unhygienic. In the context of environmental pollution, newly established slums are of more concern than well established slums.

Keywords: Environmental condition, sanitation, solid waste, water supply, wastewater

Journal: Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 13-15, 2008