Drinking water services in the primary schools: evidence from coastal areas in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: Salinity intrusion both in surface and groundwater caused a crisis for safe drinking water in coastal Bangladesh. The situation is even worse for children especially at school. However, information on water services in coastal schools is limited. Here we assess the quality of drinking water and supply infrastructures in the primary schools of a severely saline affected coastal area of Bangladesh. To fulfill the objective, thirty-eight schools were purposively selected and investigated in Dacope Upazila of Khulna district in Bangladesh. Findings revealed that harvested rainwater (63%) and pond (21%) are the major drinking water sources where countries' leading water supply technology, tube well (16%) were the least used option. Moreover, salinity in all the tube wells exceeded the national

SUBMITTER: Hossain MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9241045 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature