A modern surface water treatment plant was built at a cost
of nearly Tk 400 million to address the shortage of safe drinking water in
Bagerhat Municipality. The project was intended to treat water from the Bhairab
River and supply safe water to households across the municipality. However,
water supply stopped just a few months after the plant was inaugurated. Nearly
four years have passed. As the facility has remained inactive for a long time,
equipment worth millions of taka is deteriorat...