Title | Water supply and sanitation problems in the slums of Mohammedpur, Dhaka |
Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
Year of Publication | 1997 |
Authors | Gallagher, R |
Pagination | ix, 56 p. : maps, photogr. |
Date Published | 1997-06-01 |
Publisher | WaterAid |
Place Published | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Keywords | bangladesh dhaka, case studies, government organizations, non-governmental organizations, programmes, questionnaires, safe water supply, sanitation, sdiasi, sdiurb, slum upgrading |
Abstract | Mohammedpur, one of 15 thanas in Dhaka, contains about 125,000 people (or 23,000 households) living in slums. Most of the slum dwellers live in low-quality housing on low-lying land where water supply and sanitation services are of poor quality but provided to slum dwellers at high cost. Sanitation usually takes the form of unsanitary latrines which discharge human waste directly into ponds and open drains. Water supply is through inadequate numbers of handpumps or through shared piped connections with no taps, platforms or drainage. Many of the water connections are illegal. This report summarizes the findings of a study of water and sanitation problems in these slums carried out jointly by WaterAid, ActionAid and VERC (Village Education Resource Centre) during the period August to November 1995. The aim is to gain a better understanding of the water and sanitation situation in Dhaka's slums, and to identify specific measures which could be taken to improve the situation. The report discusses the nature of the water supply and sanitation problems in the slums of Mohammedpur, the challenges that face residents and those that wish to work with them, possible solutions, and the work of NGOs and government to date. |
Notes | Includes references |
Custom 1 | 822 |