The Dhaka Times Desk The theme of this year's World Water Day is Accelerating Change to Address the Water and Sanitation Crisis.
A sustainable solution to this crisis is more necessary in the current context than at any time in the past, as billions of people around the world suffer from lack of safe water. Our Bangladesh is also not out of this crisis. Arsenic contamination and high levels of salinity in water are posing major health risks in various parts of the country.
To solve this crisis, a project called 'Prabaha' was taken up in 2009 by the initiative of the private sector. The program was launched to help the government deal with water shortages, particularly in arsenic-prone areas. Today marks 14 years of the 'Pravah' initiative on World Water Day. 'Pravah' celebrates World Water Day with the commitment to address the impact of climate change as well as contribute to improving public health and livelihoods in affected areas by expanding the initiative's activities to salinity-prone coastal areas.
So far, under this initiative, 117 water purification plants have been set up in 22 districts of the country, with the help of which the water needs of about 2 lakh 83 thousand people are being met by providing 5 lakh 80 thousand liters of pure water per day. Recently, this initiative has taken up several safe water projects for people living in salinity-prone coastal areas of the country, especially in Satkhira.
4 new water purification plants have been set up in Asashuni, Shyamnagar and Nalta upazilas under 'Prabaha' project using reverse osmosis technology. Through which about 10 thousand people of this area are getting safe drinking water and are protected from water borne diseases.
Shafiqul Islam, a resident of Shyamnagar in Satkhira, said about the 'Pravah' initiative, "There has been an acute shortage of safe drinking water in our area for a long time. So we used pond water, which is very harmful to our health. But ever since the flow of safe drinking water has started, our lifestyle has changed significantly. Because our medical expenses have come down to a great extent.'
Flow' is proud to support the Government of Bangladesh's efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The initiative is playing a key role in supporting governments to achieve SDG-3 (good health and well-being) as well as SDG-6 (clean water and sanitation) and SDG-10 (reducing inequality).
Also, 'Pravah' believes in moving forward through public-private partnerships. In the meantime, Rajshahi City Corporation, Border Guard Bangladesh and other organizations continue to meet the needs of safe drinking water for the common people based on public-private partnership.
This illustrious 14-year successful journey inspires the 'Prahah' to move forward on a firm footing to ensure a secure future. News bulletins.
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