4 posh Dhaka city areas: sewers of 85pc houses lead to lakes, drains

Sewerage lines of 2,265 out of 3,830 houses in Dhaka's Gulshan, Baridhara, Niketan and Banani are connected to lakes and drains.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam disclosed this, referring to a recent survey conducted by the city corporation.

The mayor was talking to reporters during a drive on Road No. 112 in Gulshan-2 area this morning.

During the drive, the sewerage lines of two houses were sealed up for dumping waste into lakes and drains.

The waste of the two houses is supposed to be dumped through a separate line of WASA, Atiqul said adding that the city corporation would not allow anyone to dump waste into lakes and drains.

The drive will continue, the mayor said.

He further said the owners of the houses had been informed about the drive six months ago. But they did not take any measures in this regard, the mayor said.