Flood control to save economy
Bangladesh is among one of the most natural disaster prone regions of the world. Flood and other natural calamities like cyclones, tornados routinely cause great suffering to people across the country. Government efforts and arrangements are often inadequate to manage these disasters, while NGOs and other private organisations also provide useful service to humanity. Everybody knows flood is a serious problem for our country. Vast areas fall victim to this flood every year. Suffering of people and other animals beg description. Crops get greatly damaged. Various diseases break out in an epidemic from after flood. People in northern areas are obviously hit by flood. Powerful natural calamities like cyclones leave the coastal areas ravaged almost annually. In recent times the warning system has improved and probably that will help save lives. Government should take effective flood control measures to save the economy. A systematic barrage and river dredging network can help reduce the recurring damage. That may be costly but must be much less than the loss caused to economy. Government should dredge important riverbeds regularly to maintain increased water flow during monsoon. This must reduce flooding of plains. We think government should take more proactive and comprehensive approach to contain the damages by natural calamities.
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