You never deny when nature calls you. Guess an environment where trees standing underneath the sky are saving you from sunlight by its shadow. Can you deny it? No, you can't.
The sky itself through the leafs of trees is just mind blowing. You have to lose yourself at such an environment.
We, the people are threatening this heaven like nature. Willingly or sometimes not willingly, we are killing nature day by day. Let's have some statistics on how people are threatening the nature.
Every year Bangladesh loses about $6.5 billion, or about 3.4 percent of its 2015 GDP, which may be caused by pollution and environmental degradation in urban areas. A new World Bank report shows that Bangladesh is among the countries that are most affected by pollution. The country urgently needs to take strong measures to prevent environmental degradation and pollution.
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An estimated 28 percent of all deaths in Bangladesh are from diseases caused by pollution, compared to a 16 percent global average.
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Unplanned urbanization and industrialization are affecting both big and small cities. It increased the amount of waste generated, without proper collection and disposal, and led to water-logging in the cities. Dhaka has one of the highest level of air pollution. Nationally, both ambient and indoor air pollution alone causes about 21 percent of all deaths in Bangladesh, which is the highest among South Asian countries.
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Additionally, millions of people are at risk from heavy metal contamination and unsafe recycling batteries in and around Dhaka. This disproportionately affects women, children and the poor. Lead exposure can lead to IQ loss and neurological damage, especially among children, and can increase the risk of miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. The full number of people at risk could be even higher given that only partial information is available.
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*~~Towards light~~*
Despite widespread difficulties, there are some lights that shine: Madhabdi, for instance, demonstrates that short-term investments in town planning, a clear vision, and continuous, strong-will by the local leadership can unleash the power of an engaged citizenry and private sector to turn the tide of unplanned urbanization and pollution. In Dhaka, three lake restoration projects have also successfully integrated environmental management into urban development. Some other places like Mohamaya lake, Foy's lake, Khoiachora waterfall, Ruposhi waterfall, Guliyakhali sea beach and so on still uphold you, lead you towards a fresh breath, a non contaminated breath.
Image: Khoiachora waterfall
Image: Ruposhi jhorna
Image: Guliyakhali sea beach
Image: Mohamaya lake
*Final words*
We can work in both ways. We are making the world threatened for us and for the next generation. Simultaneously we can save the nature from being destroyed. We should feel the nature, should think about the good health of nature for the sake of our good health. Finally, I would like to utter like Percy Bysshe Shelley,
"To the wild wood and the downs, —
To the silent wilderness,
Where the soul need not repress its music.”
Information source: worldbank.org