Dhaka: Annoyed at its failure to resolve water-logging problem, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon on Tuesday said Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) has turned into a 'failed' institution.

Speaking at a programme at the inaugural programme of Dhaka Utsab, 2017 at Dhaka University's TSC auditorium, he also said the Wasa services can be improved by either merging it with the DSCC or bringing a major change in its top management.

"Dhaka WASA is fully responsible for managing water-logging and storm storm-water drainage system. As an elected-mayor, I'm bound to say Dhaka WASA has now turned into a failed institution." Khokon said.

He alleged that instead of ensuring proper services, WASA is now busy with projects worth thousands of crores of taka. Are thousands crores of taka necessary for maintaining the Dhaka city's drainage system? I think Dhaka Wasa's attention is quite enough to do it."

He said water-logging problem can be resolved only by keeping clean the sewerage lines and storm-water drains. "But they're not doing it."

Dhaka University Debating Society and DSCC jointly arranged the programme.

Khokon also criticised Wasa for what he said its failure to supply usable waters to different parts of the city.

"There's no water supply in many areas while in many areas it supplies filthy and stinky water. When we inform it its officials say there is a fund crisis. Either Dhaka WASA will have to merge with DSCC or its top management should be changed. The current situation can't be allowed to continue."

Khokon also said the lack of coordination among the 56 agencies serving the capital city is a big problem in overcoming different mismanagements and providing better services to people.