Power crisis
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Power crisis has always been a problem in Dhaka city. It has amplified greatly in recent times. Before, I had experienced that load shedding was occurring every four hours. Now the load shedding is taking place hourly. As the population in Dhaka is increasing the demand for electricity is also tremendously increasing day by day. As a student I have experienced what I feel like when there is no power in my house. I cannot study or sleep properly. I sometimes have to use a lamp. Even though we have IPS it cannot give backup forever. Due to power crisis the businessmen are facing problems as they have to close shops very quickly and when the power goes they have to use lamps or even torch lights to run their business. Industries also cannot generate the proper amount of production needed due to power crisis. CNG pumps cannot supply gas properly. CNG run vehicles have to come the next day to take gas. Due to this reason it causes tremendous traffic jam in the roads. When I get up in the morning and get ready to go to school, I see that on the road there is a huge queue of cars (at least a 100 metre long) waiting just to get gas for their cars. I think if the government can shift some main offices to another district, people will also be reallocated and the population in Dhaka city may also decrease.
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