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As a senior multidisciplinary professional at DDCL, I am responsible for overseeing the full spectrum of activities across procurement, engineering design documentation, project coordination, and financial control in large-scale infrastructure and consultancy projects, often in collaboration with government and international stakeholders.
Abstract: Background: Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh has been struggling to provide its dwellers with safe drinking water and being the only supplier, DWASA (Dhaka Water Supply & Sewerage Authority) is responsible for providing water supply in Dhaka city. Materials and Methods: This study aimed to identify the water quality conditions and to identify the impacts of water quality on human health. To serve this purpose, the study was conducted by collecting water samples from different locations of Mohakahli (Korail Basti) and Banani area of Dhaka City and an in-depth questionnaire survey was also carried out randomly on 75 people of those area. Results: The study found that 75% of tap water and 50% of the distribution line water were contaminated with total coliform. From the questionnaire survey, it was revealed that, about 41% of the respondents suffered from waterborne diseases in the last year. 48% of the respondent were not consuming the supplied water by DWASA due to odor. About 56% of the respondents agreed that the faulty water distribution line is the main reason for water contamination. Conclusion: Findings of this paper will help to the DWASA, Government policymaker to formulate policy in the broader aspect that will ensure to solve the problem. Key Word: Drinking Water Quality; DWASA; Water Security; Water Pollution; Human Health.