Improved sanitation systems crucial for growing population: KCC Administrator | District

With financial and technical support from UNICEF, KCC and Khulna WASA will jointly implement the project. Highlighting the importance of proper feasibility studies and continuous monitoring for the successful implementation of such projects, the administrator called for reducing plastic usage and stressed the importance of segregating medical waste, noting that improper mixing of patient-use waste with hazardous medical waste remains a challenge.Training for nurses and cleaners, will be key to ensuring project success, he said. Speakers at the event noted that climate change, salinity intrusion, and natural disasters are reducing agricultural productivity, forcing many from rural and coastal areas to migrate to Khulna city.Many migrants settle in slums with limited access to drainage, safe drinking water, sanitation, healthcare, and education—exposing...