Stinky water
Last week I had to go to Dhaka. As a newcomer to the city, I was able to notice the strange smell of the drinking water. Though I had access to the water supplied by the WASA, I had to drink it with my nose closed. It was boiled water, but it stank! I don't know how the rest of the millions of city-dwellers manage to put up with this unbearable stuff.
It has been reported in the media that underground pipes have developed cracks and filthy water of sewer lines is mingling with the drinking water of pipelines. Consequently, the citizens of the capital are made to use smelly water--a smell that will remind you of stinky insects like cockroach!
Thanks to our apathy to the environment we have done great damage to the environment .The elements--air, water and soil-- are polluted to such a point that is beyond imagination.
We hope the present government will do the needful to solve the problem.
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