- Current situation of water supply in Rajshahi city
General Information
Total population: 5,51,630 people
Water demand: 113290 cubic meters/day (113.29 MLD) (daily 11.33 core liters)
Water subscriber number: 46,127 Nos. (June-2021)
Number of manpower: 297 people
Annual maintenance and maintenance cost: 2760.57 lakh taka
Electric Bill : 1620.03 lakh taka
Cost of manpower : 368.48 lakh taka
Other Expenses : 772.05
Annual water bill (demand): 782.43 lakh taka
Yearly income: 507.42 lakh taka
Production and distribution:
Total water production: 95000 cubic meters/day ( 95.00 MLD) (9.5 core liters daily)
Underground Water Production – 89.00 MLD (94%)
Surface Water Production – 6.00 MLD (6%)
Water supply pipeline line network: 712.50 km
Number of generating tube-wells: 103
Daily production of water: 205 (Liter per capita per day (lpcd)
Water service:
Population covered by water supply: 4,63,370 people
The amount of sale of water: 61040 cubic meters/day (61.04 MLD) (6.10 core liters daily)
Service Guide:
Total coverage of the water (population woes): 84%
Water availability (Duration of supply): 12 hours / day
Daily usage of water per day: 135.70 (Liter per capita per day (lpcd)
Sanitation coverage: 0%
Performance Guidelines:
Non-Revenue Water (NRW): 33.78%
Operating ratio : 3.57
Water Tariff Recovery Rate: 64.85%
Manpower/1000 water connection: 7.08
Water production cost: 7.88 taka/1000 liter
Average water tariff : 4.18 taka/1000 liter