Md. Atikur Rahman :
Water is a prerequisite for all life on this planet. We depend on water directly for our survival and health. It nourishes the food that we eat and the other resources we depend on. In my childhood, I have read the book on the water and the name ‘life’. But it is sad to say that nowadays many names of rivers, such as Buriganga, Turag or the surrounding areas of Dhaka, the horrific conditions of the swarm colors and pollutants of the river or water bodies, the name of the water should have been ‘death’ rather than life. Especially now if someone is asked what is the state of water in Buriganga and Turag river? In response to this question, everyone may agree with my answer that river water in any country of the world may not be polluted.
There is no one like the proper remedies and surveillance of the rivers that flood the rivers by flooding the rivers, leaving dirty trash, industrial chemical pollution, tannery waste, household waste and contaminated fuel and waste used in the vessel. The main cause of water logging in the city of Dhaka is the loss of one pond after another. Due to the contamination of the river itself, this density has increased so much, and its color has become so dark black and green that it is far from being used in everyday work, there is sufficient suspicion about whether any living organisms and fishes living in it can survive. Using contaminated water to irrigate agriculture, bathing, and doing daily household chores has become absolutely inapplicable.
Because of this violent nature of Buriganga river water, every person living in Dhaka is now feeling the acute crisis of pure water. It is sad to say that if the person travels through the river at Buriganga, he will take a bowl of water in his heart or if he drops the feet in the water or sends a little bit of water in the water, then hopefully he will get angry. Because if this water is in the hands or body, it is more likely to be affected by chronic dermatitis. Now the water of the river has become so bad that pollution is polluted so that it is very dangerous to see the idea of using this water far away. Basically, the more toxic and polluted Buriganga water is now called water, it seems to be wrong. We have to love the people all over the river to pay the curse of the curse which we have taken from nature by killing the Buriganga for a long time, and we have to be more aware of the care and pollution of the rivers due to their own neglect, negligence, indifference and reckless river.
Perhaps we would be able to save many such rivers, such as Buriganga and Buriganga, with our little sympathy, awareness and alertness towards the rivers. Just good wishes and little awareness of everyone. What we can not do is to look at this debt of nature, to look at some of the rivers, the consciousness and the awareness of the river-sprouted places in Buriganga. It will be able to play a special role in protecting the country’s economy, increasing the employment of the river and protecting the natural balance by saving such a dead and dying riverbed. Which seems to be positive for everyone’s welfare?
There is no hesitation in saying, at various times, environmentalists, social and environmental organizations have demanded different times for the protection of Buriganga, but the policy-makers in most cases have been more indifferent to these issues. Basically, we have killed Buriganga many times in the absence of more concerned, and knowingly pollute them. The misdeeds of nature are not being punished by the perpetrators of the crime, and these misdeeds are running unnecessarily. Today, thousands of chemical factories, industrial houses, hospitals and other organizations located in two industrial areas, which are illegally occupying lands around Buriganga, are exposed to chemical waste and contaminated garbage. In different times, we saw some influential people in the area, filling the river with money, illegally occupying the river along with sandbank and made illegal buildings, which are still running.
It is more important to recover the boundary of the river by evicting the concerned remedies and evicting illegal structures formed on either side of the river. It is sad to say, somewhere in this humiliation of destroying the rivers and rivers of nature, blessings of nature have been silent somewhere somewhere. In this, our people have carried out these tasks of taking possession of river for their own selfish interests, which is really painful. Now, along with the river, along with the river, in the name of movement, thousands of trees are being destroyed in nature, which is sad, which is sad. Many river-like rivers like Buriganga are being killed in the absence of excessive indifference of government-related stakeholders, the absence of land pirates, lack of proper punishment for the culprits, and their proper punishments, legal weakness, bribery trade, corruption, nepotism, amnesia and excessive surveillance. Basically, some of the wealthy innocent people in this country are sacrificing greater interest in their own small interests. This work is being done freely by the cooperation of the concerned government during the various government, which is unfortunate.
In such a situation, the government should take necessary steps to recover the river before the destruction of the river, eviction of illegal structures, preventing the activities of land barracks, ensuring proper punishment of the culprits, eliminating the weakness of the environment protection law, taking necessary steps to clean the industrial waste of the industries, as well as to increase public awareness. Have to concentrate. Environmental, social and environmental organizations, wealthy, educated youth and print and electronic media will have to come forward from the attitude and responsibilities of the government as well as to take immediate effective steps to protect their rivers and environment.
The news of the two newspapers published on the first page; “Two weeks after the High Court ordered the closure of the Buriganga waste of 48 hours” and “the danger of pollution 10 thousand square kilometers in the capital and the danger of environmental disasters” We thank the High Court for protecting Buriganga. In this 48 hours, the learned High Court has directed the concerned authorities to stop waste disposal of river Buriganga in Shyampur area of the capital and simultaneously declare the progress report within 10 days to implement the removal of the wastewater, it is considered positive for the protection of the river pollution.
Now the people of the area and the owners of the industries, if they are aware of the disintegration of waste in Buriganga, and the slightest favor to the rivers, the court order will be implemented quickly. One hundred years ago, the condition of River Tames or the Clyde or the Rhine was as bad as the condition of the Buriganga today. But through proper enforcement of the law, it was possible to clean the effluents and bring the rivers to normal condition. We have the necessary laws, rules and regulations. We have the responsibility for the implementation of such laws, rules and regulations. If the government so desires, the Buriganga may be cleaned up in ten years. This time may be allowed to make arrangements for all remedial measures. The overall co-operation is now absolutely necessary for implementing this order of the court. However, there is no hesitation to say that, for the country’s agricultural land, Sujla-Sufla is blessed for this country, like hundreds of rivers like Buriganga which only dry up due to our lack of neglect, negligence, indifference, and lack of necessary river administration. Being dead canal and desert. Most of our industries do not have Effluent Treatment Plants (ETPs) though operation of such ETPs has been made mandatory by law. If these ETPs are properly installed and operated, industrial pollution could be contained. But who is going to stop the state which is itself a big polluter?
Which has a negative impact on the country’s overall progress and economy? Recently, natural calamities, such as floods, tidal waves, cyclones, we are consuming a terrible catastrophe. The country and the nation are economically damaged and the agricultural sector is upset. Similarly, due to water pollution, the water crisis in different parts of the country is also increasing day by day. Due to the absence of necessary river administration every year, due to excessive floods and river erosion, the government can save the river-nullah from the devastating catastrophes by accepting the amount of money that is being spent in rehabilitation of the money-losers, and if the government accepts short and long-term river systems, especially river erosion, river erosion. To be continued
