SM Ahsan Habib, Asashuni (Satkhira) Bureau : Rainwater Harvesting System has been installed at Khajra United Secondary School in Asashuni to meet the demand of safe drinking water of students. 18 water tanks of 10,000 liters have been installed in rows in the school premises. Water purification points have also been constructed.
Acting headmaster of the school. Mohiuddin said that rain water from the roof of the school building would be stored in a tank and then stored in a purification house. Then the teachers, staff and students of the institution will be able to use it as drinking water. This rainwater harvesting system with a capacity of 160,000 liters is being set up by the government-run private development agency BRAC. As a result, the school teachers, staff, students will meet the demand for potable water throughout the year, he said.
Inaugurating the completed project, Shahnawaz Dalim, re-elected chairman of Khajra UP, said the problem of safe drinking water in remote areas has been a long-standing one. Most tubewell water contains arsenic. Rainwater harvesting systems have already been installed in almost every house in wards 2, 3 and 9 of the union in collaboration with BRAC. Project activities are underway in saline areas including the remaining 4.
