Editorial
Shrinkage of rivers
Demarcation pillars need to be rightly placed
River pillars in Turag, which were built two years ago, have caused the river to shrink by 30ft. The task- force on river recently met and realized that the demarcation pillars were wrongly placed, causing the shrinkage. The task force does not even remember if the demarcation was made when the river was full of water or not, a factor which would obviously affect the river's wellbeing. And this is not the case only in Turag, Buriganga, Shitalakkhya, Balu and Dhaleswari are also facing the same problem.
It is astonishing to learn that such an important task of doing proper demarcation was not done before spending the money in building the pillars. Poor quality materials used to build the pillars might have also affected the situation. It is almost as if no thought was given to the consequences. The shrinking rivers of Dhaka, the same ones which once made the city that much more sufficient and a growth capital are now disappearing because of sheer negligence.
We blame our industries for river pollution and people for not being responsible tourists while visiting rivers, yet our government is also part of the destruction of the rivers in our country.
We sincerely hope that the new demarcation pillars which will be built to save the rivers from further destruction are well planned and properly set up.
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