Dr Mohammad Faruk, current In Charge of the Department has participated in the 3 day long training on ‘Urban Rainwater Harvesting System’ held on 24-27 September 2016 at Chuti Resort, Joydebpur, Gazipur.
The growing population and development activities such as rapid urbanization, industrialization and agricultural activities create tremendous pressure on available water resources. Groundwater is increasingly tapped for agricultural, drinking and other commercial purposes and thereby the over exploitation causes salt water intrusion especially in the coastal belt area. Water quality is further limited by the pollution from industries and other sources. Harvesting rainwater and recycling can increase the availability of water where supplies are scarce and become an economical and ecological benefit.
Considering the needs, WaterAid Bangladesh jointly in collaboration with Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), India arranged this training in Bangladesh to create wider opportunities for architects, civil engineers, environmentalists, urban planners, policy-makers and development practitioners who have an interest in the theory, practice and policies of rainwater harvesting system. The specialist trainers / facilitators in the field from Bangladesh and India conducted this training program.