“You haven’t seen proper waterlogging in Dhaka, for that you must go to Kolkata and Mumbai. It is an issue suffered by growing cities across the world. He was responding to questions by journalists during a discussion on medical waste management at a hotel in Dhaka on Sunday. The canals once recovered will be dug up to ensure proper management, and the issue of waterlogging in Dhaka will be gone in one year, he said. “Waterlogging can be reduced in stages if the city corporations of Dhaka are integrated into the planning process, after that WASA can take their lead.”

Source: bd News24 October 22, 2017 12:45 UTC