Gas crisis
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The gas crisis in Dhaka city is the talk of the country nowadays. People are going through a tough time. Daily affairs have come to a standstill. It is seen in the various electronic media that housewives are struggling to cope with their chores and cooking at late midnight to get satisfactory pressure of gas. During the time of need in the morning the pressure remains too low to cook. Houses having children and sick elders are no doubt in a chaotic condition. Question comes why this is happening around? The very basic theory of economics can be applied here--- the demand of gas is high, but the supply is very poor. The more urbanization and industrialization we are heading for, the more we are in need of gas. Gas is used for cooking, producing electricity, for running mills and factories and what not? In coming days, it will be a Herculean task for the government to provide uninterrupted supply of gas. But, this natural resource is being spoilt due to our carelessness and callousness. Sometimes, some of us keep the fire of oven on to save a match stick! It is also a common picture of some city dwellers to put clothes over the burning oven to make them dry. We don't try to understand that it is our national loss. Every year, in the month of February and March, we talk about patriotism. Is spoiling national resources carelessly our so-called patriotism? It is time to think about the alternative source of energy. Bio-fuels and solar energy are some good options we have in our hands. Alternative energy system might lessen the dependence on gas. Current gas crisis will soon be over, we believe.
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