Carnival Of Destruction

The existence of this canal in Banasri, which meets the Balu river and serves as a major drainage outlet of the capital, is threatened due to a host of reasons. Both the canal and the river are being polluted with sewerage water at different points with Dhaka Wasa failing to take care of 80 percent of the sewerage network, while garbage is dumped into it indiscriminately clogging the channel. On top of that, more than a dozen rickety bamboo bridges have been erected filling earth on both sides, which is gradually reducing its width, and some of the structures have been abandoned after they collapsed, causing further obstructions in free flow of water. The photos were taken Friday. Photo: Anisur Rahman