DHAKA, July 13, (v7n – Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Abdus Salam today visited the Dhaka University (DU) campus at the request of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and assured students of a permanent and sustainable solution to the persistent waterlogging problem.
The administrator visited the Bangladesh-Kuwait Maitree Hall and Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall areas following a formal demand raised by the JCD DU unit in light of severe waterlogging caused by recent heavy rain. Student leaders and general students handed over a memorandum to the administrator, outlining a series of demands to resolve waterlogging across the entire campus.
Responding to the demands, the DSCC administrator said the government has already approved a mega project to permanently resolve waterlogging in the Nilkhet, New Market, and Shahnewaz Hall areas. While full implementation may take one to two years, he noted that the university community will start reaping benefits from the very next monsoon season.
He also announced several immediate and long-term measures, including the provision of two fogger machines for the residential halls alongside regular cleanliness drives to curb mosquito-borne diseases. In the event of future heavy rainfall, emergency pumping systems will be deployed for instant drainage. Feasibility studies will be conducted to set up a dedicated water pumping station and a sub-power station near the halls, while effective measures will be taken to mitigate traffic congestion in front of the halls.
The DSCC administrator urged students to maintain cleanliness within their premises to prevent artificial waterlogging and protect themselves from waterborne diseases.
JCD DU president Ganesh Chandra Roy Shahos and general secretary Nahiduzzaman Shipon were present during the visit.
