Save cultivable land
Azizur Rahim peu / driknews
It is high time to strongly enforce a law to protect our cultivable land. Our existing cultivable land should not be used for housing business; this has become a resourceful commodity in the quick money making business. Only the government can arrange land for housing and industrial purposes as deemed justified by top level decision makers. Again we need to give importance to acquiring of land for making industries like power generation plants, fertiliser factories etc. At the same time, opportunities need to be created and business people must be encouraged to construct high rise buildings to combat the rising demand for housing. The cost of an apartment will be proportionately less in a high-rise building. Such practices are well established in many developed countries. Our cultivable land is very fertile and every inch of the land can be cultivated round the year if we truly intend to do so. The rising demand for food grains must be met by best possible utilization of our land and resources. New technology in producing high yielding crops, availability of fertilisers, power supply and ensuring irrigation facility through water canals can greatly boost production of food grains. The government machinery should be vigilant at grassroots to motivate and support farmers. We must understand that cultivation of every inch of our land is mandatory.
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