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| Essay- Natural Calamities in Bangladesh |
Bangladesh is
a land of natural calamities. Here flood, cyclone, drought, famine destroy the
life and property every year. People have to live here fighting against the
frequent natural calamities like flood, cyclone, tidal bore, heavy down-pour, and
drought. Of all these natural calamities, floods and cyclones are very common. They
visit our country almost every year.
Floods in our
country are caused in many ways. Among them heavy rainfall during the rainy
season and rush of water from the upper north are the main causes of flood. It
causes sudden increase of water in the rivers and canals which overflow their
banks and cause flood. Sometimes violent cyclones, tidal bores, tsunami and
melting of snow on mountains cause devastating floods.
Flood causes
huge loss of our life and property and brings catastrophic sufferings to the
people of the country. The crop fields, houses, roads and streets go under
water. Standing crops and vegetables are damaged and millions of people become
homeless. They face the scarcity of food, drinkable water, shelter and suffer
much. Epidemic and famine break out to add to the misery and suffering of the
flood affected people.
Cyclone is
another natural calamity in our country. It revolves violently round a centre, advances
rapidly and hits the offshore islands and mainland. During the last few years,
several devastating cyclones hit Bangladesh and caused immense harm to the
people. This weather condition is a curse, especially to the people of coastal
areas of Bangladesh.
Cyclones in
Bangladesh usually originate from the Bay of Bengal and blows to the mainland with
tidal bore. It is often associated with thunders and heavy showers. It takes
away the lives of many people and animals. It destroys houses, properties, crops
and trees. It also creates the scarcity of food and spread different kinds of
diseases like diarrhea, dysentery, cholera, fever etc. in all the affected
areas.
However, the
losses of cyclones can be reduced to some extent by using modern technology of
weather forecasting and prior warning. Flood can also be prevented by building
of embankments and barrages and by developing a well-planned irrigation system.
The river beds should be dredged for carrying more water by the rivers.
In fine, the people
of Bangladesh have no option but to live here fighting against all kinds of natural
calamities as they have nothing to do against these natural calamities. Moreover,
since there is no ways to stop these natural calamities, the government should take
effective measures to mitigate the sufferings of the victims.
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