The occupants are the ones who ultimately win the game of Sapaludu. The rivers cannot be stopped without an exemplary punishment against the occupants.

Abubakar Siddique: Occupation, pollution, river encroachment of Bangladesh’s river canals is not being stopped. Occupation against pollution and pollution is sometimes limited to a few. The mobile court has earlier fined the concerned institution for throwing waste into the Turag river. But the pollution has not stopped. These wastes contain harmful plastics, polyethylene, chemicals, organic, inorganic and household wastes. Not only this, chemical wastes of industrial factories in Savar are also being dumped in rivers. The situation is the same in Gazipur. Until farming, the land has become inadequate due to the contamination of industrial waste. In this situation various diseases are spreading in these areas. Strict measures must be taken to ensure that factories and institutions comply with waste management.

Pollution of rivers and canals of each district upazila is not a new phenomenon in the country. The administration also plays an indisputable role many times in these cases. In many cases, the occupiers are so influential that they, the administration of law, make everything look old. Therefore, the rivers must be preserved at any cost. Without the exemplary punishment against the occupants, the rivers cannot be stopped. A vicious cycle is very active in river occupation. This cycle must be broken. If there is any neglect of the administration, then action must be taken. We want to see Sujala-Sufla, Grain-Shyamala riverine Bangladesh in its glory.

Earlier, the High Court had to intervene to save the rivers around Dhaka. But the occupation is not closing. On the one hand, the expedition went on, and on the other, it was captured. In the last game, the occupants were the winners. But if the river is not stopped, the consequences will be dire. In this age of environmental awareness, the river will die and everyone will look for it. River capture cannot be stopped without an exemplary punishment against the occupants. A vicious cycle is very active in river occupation. This cycle has to be broken. If there is any neglect of the administration, then we have to take action.
Poet, journalist, editor of Enlightenment.