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Water crisis in city [1]

Capital Dhaka is in the grip of an acute water crisis marked by shortage in supply and contamination. According to a national daily, the shortage of water in the city now stands at 200 million liters and it may rise further up to 2500 million liters in the ensuing summer. The crisis is likely to remain critical during the period from mid-February to June next.

Publication Date: 
12/02/2011
Bangladesh Today [2]
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Bangladesh [3], Dhaka [4], Water Demand [5], Water Supply [6]
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