SATKHIRA, June 15: A human chain was formed on Tuesday in the district, demanding the building of a clean city through proper waste management.
The Bangladesh Resource Centre for Indigenous Knowledge (BARCIK) and the Education, Culture and Diversity Protection Team jointly organised the human chain. It was held in front of Shaheed Abdur Razzak Park in the town.
Participants displayed placards with various slogans: 'Let's all join hands, we want pollution-free Satkhira', 'Clean environment, diseases will be destroyed', 'Clean environment, healthy life, ensures sustainable development', 'Let's make Satkhira pollution free', 'Build pollution-free housing by disposing of garbage in the right place', 'Keep your area clean, create a beautiful environment', and 'Let's all take an oath to create a healthy and beautiful environment'.
They said that due to a lack of waste management, the town has become a garbage dump; there is no drainage system in the Satkhira town; garbage is floating in rainwater; it does not have designated garbage dumps; no dumping station has been constructed; despite being a first-class municipality, the service quality of Satkhira Municipality is far below standard; and if this situation continues, Satkhira Municipality will lose habitability.
Environmental activist Madhab Chandra Dutto presided over the event.
