Health hazard
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We have seen many a time photos published in The Daily Star with the caption 'Hello Mayor'. This was to draw the attention of the mayor of Dhaka to take note and to ensure some action in public interest. But we don't know if at all any action had been taken. When and after what 'grave' incident will his department wake up to redress the plight of the citizens, it is only to be seen. Talking about the DRAINS of DHAKA! One look will be reason enough to throw out your whole stomach. It is unimaginably stinking and OVERFLOWING! It has indeed become a terrible sight, especially in whole of Banani area. We often see the drains are superficially being emptied of solid, rotten waste and piled up beside the very drain from where it had been extracted. What a mindless action and resulting sight! For years we are watching the same thing happening. Who will remove those filth, is the puzzling question. It is a total lack of coordination between the departments. The waste removal dept. is to be approached and informed to do their job with men and machine. But it is never done and so the filth is never 'removed', it gets buried in the same place. Simply unbelievable show of IRRESPONSIBILITY! Hopefully there will be a 'change' soon. As the capital city, Dhaka has absolutely nothing in terms of taking care of its waste. It is not only we common citizens alone, but the govt. officials themselves are aware and see for themselves what the situation is like. Yet they turn a blind eye. Alas! Their priorities are somewhere else! I am helpless and hopeless, that even after this letter getting printed, not an eyelid will move, let alone any action to practically remove the filth for safe disposal. Dhaka needs an efficient, degradable and scientific means of handling its mountain of waste. Let our waste management officials go on a Foreign Trip to 'learn' how the waste is managed. Yet there will only be a cosmetic action taken, if at all. There should be an effective policy and budget to handle waste efficiently that befits a Capital City. It speaks a lot of the govt. in power. The situation is so bad that I am bound to draw the attention of our honourable PM to please direct her appointed waste management officials to take action to CLEAN the ROADS and The Adjacent Drains in the effective and textbook way. Let Dhaka wear a better look in the celebration of its 400th year. Let the budget allocation be increased to keep the city clean and liveable.
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