Qatar Charity, with the support of philanthropists in Qatar, has recently installed 135 water purification projects in Gopalganj district, benefiting over 10,000 underprivileged individuals.
The rise in heavy metal contamination in the groundwater of Gopalganj district has severely impacted the lives of its residents, leading to a scarcity of clean drinking water. As contaminated water spreads in different upazilas of the district, people without access to pure water have been suffering from various waterborne diseases like diarrhoea and skin problems.
To combat the scarcity of potable water in the district, QC installed RO (Reverse Osmosis) technology-based water purifiers, said a press release issued by its Dhaka office on Saturday.
The RO is most commonly known for its use in drinking water purification from seawater, removing the salt and other effluent materials from the water molecules.
The beneficiaries expressed their joy at receiving clean drinking water from QC’s projects.
Kamrul Gaji, a government official of the Department of Public Health Engineering in the Gopalganj district, stated that the surface water in many areas of the district contains high levels of heavy metals, such as unsafe levels of iron, leading to a shortage of pure drinking water sources.
He expressed gratitude to Qatar Charity for providing safe drinking water and ensuring that the water quality of their plants meets the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Sohel Alam, Project Director of Qatar Charity Bangladesh Office, said ” In Water and Sanitation, over the last 10 years, QC has implemented 19,152 projects in various regions of Bangladesh, benefitting 1,564,000 people. The projects aim to protect the environment, reduce diseases and epidemics, and minimise electricity consumption.”
