Dying trees
Aged rain trees, located on the road -dividers, beside the sidewalks and other places are dying --a matter of great concern. These trees --I am talking about those of Chittagong --provided balmy shade in the hot summer days. Again these trees took decades to grow --a fact that should be remembered while talking about the diseased trees.
These trees are the remaining patches of green that dot the urban landscape. Whether it is because of fungal disease or any other type of malady--the fact remains that trees are dying in scores. One can see barks of these ill-fated trees being peeled off. In addition to the barks the trees are also losing leaves. Denuded of foliage, they can hardly survive.
Thanks to our apathy to the environment, we have already lost much of our woods. Now we are losing the remaining patches of greenery of the urban areas. A concerted effort on the part of all concerned may arrest this process.
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