Int. J. Renewable Energy & Environmental Engineering
ISSN 2348-0157, ISI Impact Factor: 0.278
VOLUME 05 NO. 04 OCTOBER 2017:
Title: A Study on a
Typical Slum of Dhaka City
Authors: GAZI MD. SHARFARAZ
IMAM AZAD, S. M. ADNAN OMI, RAJIB KUMAR DAS, MD. AHSAN
HABIB, MD. SAMDANI AZAD
Abstract: Majority of slum people
are living in poor water quality where the absence of
basic services and facilities are not rich. The aim is
to evaluate the existing housing condition, to identify
the present condition of sanitary facilities as well as
to evaluate the present condition of drinking water
quality. So, this study focuses on the overview of
living standard, water supply and sanitary condition of
a slum in Dhaka city. Agargaon radio office (north side)
slum has been selected here. Besides, the condition of
located area is not good. They used to manage their
basic needs with this low income and at the last of the
month they do not have any money left. Their profession
includes garments worker, rickshaw or van puller, day
labour, petty business man, construction worker and
boatman. On the other hand, a large amount of people are
unemployed. So, the people of this area are very low
paid worker. Their living standard and water supply
system is correlated and is needed to improve according
to this study. Moreover, huge crowds of population
create an adverse effect.
Keywords: People, Slum, Agargaon,
Problem, Sanitation, Water Quality.
Pages:
95-101