The Dhaka Water Services Turnaround: How Dhaka is connecting slums, saving water, raising revenues, and becoming one of South Asia’s best public water utilities
Sharma, Manoj; Alipalo, Melissa | June 2017
Abstract
ADB’s investment program in the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) provided a breakthrough in approaching urban development, particularly the delivery of clean, reliable, affordable water and to the poor, no less. And not just a breakthrough for Dhaka or the rest of Bangladesh, but for the region of South Asia. This publication looks at the key success factors that other utilities are taking note of: The zonal approach to rehabilitating and managing urban water services, trenchless technology for expeditiously laying pipes, and how to connect the urban poor—and keeping them connected—through community-managed approaches.
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Sharma, Manoj; Alipalo, Melissa. 2017. The Dhaka Water Services Turnaround: How Dhaka is connecting slums, saving water, raising revenues, and becoming one of South Asia’s best public water utilities. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/7808. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.PDF ISBN
978-92-9261-025-8
Print ISBN
978-92-9261-024-1
Keywords
Sewage management
Waste Disposal
Sanitation services wastes
Water pollutants
Water storage
Sanitary facilities
Health facilities
Hygiene
Waste disposal
Health hazards
Public health
Sewage management
Sanitation services
Domestic wastes
Toilets
Access To Water
Available Water
Demand For Water
Drinking Water
Drinking Water And Sanitation
Freshwater
Groundwater Quality
Managing Water Resources
Fresh water
Underground water
Water quality management
Drinking water protection
Source water protection
Water-supply
Water harvesting
Water in agriculture
Integrated water development
Residential water consumption
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