Sylhet Water Supply and Sewerage Authority, commonly known as Sylhet WASA or SWASA () is a

Bangladesh government The government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh () is the central government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Constitution of Bangladesh comprising the executive (the president, prime minister and cabinet), the le ...

service agency under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives responsible for providing water and sewerage facilities to residents of

Sylhet Sylhet (; ) is a Metropolis, metropolitan city in the north eastern region of Bangladesh. It serves as the administrative center for both the Sylhet District and the Sylhet Division. The city is situated on the banks of the Surma River and, as o ...

. Sylhet is the administrative capital of Sylhet District which was established on 3 January 1782. The government created

Sylhet Division Sylhet Division () is a northeastern Divisions of Bangladesh, division of Bangladesh, renowned for its lush tea gardens, rolling hills and vibrant cultural heritage. Covering an area of approximately 12,298 square kilometres, it is bordered by t ...

, which also includes Sylhet District, on 1 August 1995.

History

The first water supply system was started in Sylhet in 1936. This system was introduced by the Sylhet Municipality under the then Ministry of Works of

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. In 1945 sewage system was added to water supply. In 1980, the Sylhet Water Supply Master Plan project was taken under the auspices of the

Department of Public Health Engineering Department of Public Health Engineering is a government agency responsible for providing and maintaining water and sewage lines in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka. The Department was headed by Chief Engineer and Engineer Tushar Mohan Sadhu Kha ...

and the Government of Netherlands. Later, to meet the needs of local people, Water Supply and Sewerage Branch was formed as a single authority for water supply and sewerage of

Sylhet City Corporation Sylhet City Corporation ( - in short: SCC), is a local governing body that manages all civic services in the Sylhet, the city of Bangladesh. The SCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor In many cou ...

area named ''Sylhet WASA'' on 2 March 2022 under an initiative of Tajul Islam, Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives. Originally Sylhet WASA was established under the Water Supply and Sewerage Authority Act, 1996.

References

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