Continuous dumping of garbage, waste and chemical-mixed poisonous wastes of local industries are polluting water of the Old Brahamaputra, Haridoa, Arial Kha and Kalagasia rivers posing serious health hazards and creating adverse effect on environment in Narsingdi, according to locals.
Once the River Old Brahamaputra in Madhobdi area of sader upazila, River Haridoa at Shibpur and Sader upazila, River Arial Kha at Raipura and Belabo upazila and River Kolagasia at Shibpur were turbulent rivers.
But at present, the rivers have lost their very existence and fishing resources due to insufficient water flowing and chemical-mixed poisonous water.
The rivers have now turned into canals because of the filling of the rivers bed by some influential people of the areas, according to the locals.
Professor Amir Hossain of Narsingdi Government College said that his family members living in Bongshirdia village of Shibpur upazila were suffering from various diseases by using the polluted water of the river Haridoa. He said that the chemical-mixed waste and dye water of the local industries were posing serious health hazard to the people of the areas.
The local people said the authority concerned could still save the rivers by recovering the occupied areas of the rivers from the land grabbers and starting massive dredging operation in the rivers.
Source : New Age
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