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Dire water crisis in Bandarban hills

The people of small ethnic communities residing in the hills in various parts of Bandarban are suffering from a dire water crisis amid the scorching summer heat.

The residents of Gethsemani Bawm Para along the Bandarban-Chimbuk road, about eight kilometres away from Bandarban district town, collect water by digging a four feet deep hole in the ground. Photo: U She Thowai Marma
The residents of Gethsemani Bawm Para along the Bandarban-Chimbuk road, about eight kilometres away from Bandarban district town, collect water by digging a four feet deep hole in the ground. Photo: U She Thowai Marma
A woman collects water by digging a hole in the ground in Gethsemani Bawm Para along the Bandarban-Chimbuk road. Around 80 families in the locality depend on the water collected from the hole. Photo: U She Thowai Marma
A woman collects water by digging a hole in the ground in Gethsemani Bawm Para along the Bandarban-Chimbuk road. Around 80 families in the locality depend on the water collected from the hole. Photo: U She Thowai Marma
The water collected from holes dug in the ground in Gethsemani Bawm Para along the Bandarban-Chimbuk road is used as drinking water and for daily household chores. Photo: U She Thowai Marma
The water collected from holes dug in the ground in Gethsemani Bawm Para along the Bandarban-Chimbuk road is used as drinking water and for daily household chores. Photo: U She Thowai Marma
The Bandarban unit of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) distributes water in Chimbuk Hill’s Korang Bazar, an area around 80 kilometres away from the district town. Around 210 families belonging to the ethnic Mro community live in the area. Photo: U She Thowai Marma
The Bandarban unit of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) distributes water in Chimbuk Hill’s Korang Bazar, an area around 80 kilometres away from the district town. Around 210 families belonging to the ethnic Mro community live in the area. Photo: U She Thowai Marma
The Bandarban unit of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) distributes water in Chimbuk Hill’s Korang Bazar, an area around 80 kilometres away from the district town. Around 210 families belonging to the ethnic Mro community live in the area. Photo: U She Thowai Marma
The Bandarban unit of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) distributes water in Chimbuk Hill’s Korang Bazar, an area around 80 kilometres away from the district town. Around 210 families belonging to the ethnic Mro community live in the area. Photo: U She Thowai Marma
The Bandarban unit of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) distributes water in Chimbuk Hill’s Korang Bazar, an area around 80 kilometres away from the district town. Around 210 families belonging to the ethnic Mro community live in the area. Photo: U She Thowai Marma
The Bandarban unit of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) distributes water in Chimbuk Hill’s Korang Bazar, an area around 80 kilometres away from the district town. Around 210 families belonging to the ethnic Mro community live in the area. Photo: U She Thowai Marma
Residents of neighbouring Empu Para wait with pitchers along the road after hearing the news of water distribution by the BDRCS members in Chimbuk Hill’s Korang Bazar, an area around 80 kilometres away from the district town. Photo: U She Thowai Marma
Residents of neighbouring Empu Para wait with pitchers along the road after hearing the news of water distribution by the BDRCS members in Chimbuk Hill’s Korang Bazar, an area around 80 kilometres away from the district town. Photo: U She Thowai Marma

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Published : 03 May 2024, 08:52 PM

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