Comitted to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 4 Num 88 Sat. August 23, 2003  
   
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Water pollution
Picture
Defying a Wasa notice, locals (L) are having bath in the Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra lake, used for supplying water from the Shitalakhya to the new Syedabad Water Treatment Plant. The lake water is polluted at about 50 points, posing hazards to health. Another point (R) is piled up with waste where fishing goes on. Photo: Anisur Rahman