Women’s Suffering from Collecting Clean Water in The Coastal Areas of Bangladesh
A Study on Selected Two Upazilas
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36609/bjpa.v32i2.1203Keywords:
Bangladesh, Challenge, Littoral women, Safe water, SalinityAbstract
Abstract
There are various complications for getting safe water in the littoral areas of Bangladesh, like excessive salinity of water, drying up of fresh water sources during dry season, intrusion of saline water from rivers and canals, regular floods or cyclones, arsenic problem of tube well water and many other difficulties. Due to all these limitations of getting safe water, the people of this region have to struggle a lot to collect safe water. In the most families, the women have to collect water so the women are facing various challenges to collect fresh water. This research aims to narrate the women’s suffering from collecting safe drinking water in the littoral areas of Bangladesh, to state the present situation of safe water facilities and to identify the main challenges of getting safe water amenities for all in these coastal areas. The study adopts a quantitative technique to provide a comprehensive understanding. Both primary and secondary data sources were used in the research. The study based on field investigation where 100 respondents were selected randomly from two coastal Upazilas of Barguna district of Bangladesh. A structured questionnaire was administrated to a representative sample of household across different areas of this district. Existing data from government reports, academic publications and relevant databanks were analyzed to supplement primary data and provide context for the study. This research exposes that, in the littoral areas 60% women are facing various complications to collect safe water. The women who are facing problems to collect safe water, 65% respondents are facing problems at throughout the year and 35% respondents are facing problems at a certain period of the year. It is clear that, a number of people living in the coastal areas are deprived of safe drinking water comforts and mainly the women of these area have to face various complications to collect safe water.
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