Matuail

Matuail

After Matuail came under the Dhaka South City Corporation in 2017, wider roads were built and the neighbourhood began to change but the floodwater did not. Photo: Saqlain Rizve/TBS

Why Matuail drowns every monsoon despite decades of promises

Despite multiple drainage projects and billions in public spending, Matuail floods after just 20 minutes of rain, disrupting schools, transport and livelihoods for around 3 lakh residents

Recurring waterlogging continues to plague Matuail after every spell of heavy rain despite a Tk1,300 crore drainage improvement project. Photo: Collected

Matuail's monsoon misery persists despite costly drainage project

The new town has been developed without a functional drainage system, resulting in prolonged waterlogging on the roads, even though there is no rainfall. But downpours make the situation much worse. Photo: Saqlain Rizve

Matuail: A new town without a sewerage system

Atasi Bhattacharjee. Illustration: TBS

Dhaka residents: Are we frogs that are being slowly boiled?

Photo of excavators piling up waste materials in Matuail landfill. Photo: Collected

Matuail landfill’s per hour methane emission equivalent of running nearly 2 lakh cars, says study