Reasons & solution

Shamsul Arefin
ID: 2007-3-10-051
&
Jamal Uddin Ahmad
ID: 2007-1-10-127

 Depth of river (Avg 15 Feet)

Polluted & contaminated water with dust
Difficult to find the main stream of river
Sometime spread or narrow

 Decrease of fish & other living organisms

Water overflow in rainy season
Change in river direction
Draught in some area

Affected farming beside the river

Destruction of rivers natural beauty
Affected water based transportation of Turag river
The process of natural water purification has stopped

 This is important to protect the Dhaka citys

ecosystem and environment.

Research theory:
1. protect water quality.
2. Find the point of water pollution.

Hypothesis: Our hypothesis is, some illegal

human activities are destroying Turag.
Now we will test our hypothesis, whether it is right or wrong.
Area: 2 kilometer around Beribadh area.
Affected Groups:
1. People habited beside Turag River.(9)
2. People survive by the river.(fisherman,boatman,farmer,)(4)
3. Concerned people.(imam & tourist)(2)

 Into this research we use Qualitative types of data to test our

hypothesis.
To collect this data our tools are taking Interview with the
people of this location.
Respondent persons are:
Fisherman
Boatman
Teacher
Local people
Tourists

Interview Questions asked to the groups..

1) How

do you think are the main reason of land

corruption/illegal possession of land beside the Turag river
Who are doing?
2) What are the main reason for polluting river water? How it is
polluting?
3) Is the water useable for household work? If not why?
4) In rainy season why river water creates flood? Do you thing it
is unnatural flood? why?

5) Do you think fish & other water living organisms are now
6)
7)
8)
9)

less then before? If yes why?

What are the factor that resisting water flow in Turag
River?
What kind of illegal business are being operated beside
Turag River?
How are they affecting the river? Who people they are?
Why large water vehicles are facing problems in passing
through the river?

Q-1.Illegal possession of land

Respondents
number
9

Position/Occupation

Perception/Answer

Habited beside the

river

Local powerful

Fisherman/Boatman

Political party

landlord are
occupying land
beside the river
People are making
slum.
supporters are
occupying land

Concerned individual
(imam, teacher)

Some so called

Cooperative
Societies are taking
land

Q-2,3,5.Water pollution/Why not useable/Water living

organism
Respondents
number
9

Position/Occupation

Habitat beside the

river

Perception/Answer

Industrial dust are

directly coming to the

river
Human dust

Fisherman/Boatman Water vehicles oil and

dust
Dragger mud

Concerned
individual (imam,
teacher)

Industrial chemicals

and household dust

Q-4, 8.Why unnatural flood

Respondents
number
9

Position/occupation

Perception/Answer

Habited beside the

river

The bottom of the river is

Fisherman/Boatman

Illegal land occupation

filled with sand deposited

by the draggers beside
the river
made the river channel
narrower then before

Concerned individual
(imam, teacher)

draggers business

Q-6,7,9. Resist water flow/Illegal business/Transport

problem
Respondents
number
9

Position/Occupation

Habitat beside the

river

Perception/Answer

Water vehicle dust

Dragger un loading in

the middle of the river

4

Fisherman/Boatman

Illegal land business

Bamboo business

Concerned
individual (imam,
teacher)

Some people try to

move river movement to

protect there illegal land

If we sum up all the findings, we can identify some

correlated reasons for destruction of Turag River1. Illegal land occupying
2. Dust mismanagement
3. Dragger business
4. Water vehicle dust
These reasons do match with our hypothesis.
So our hypothesis is true.

Illegal land occupying:

3 Large land has been taken by ruling party

supported people.

9 small and big cooperative society has signboards

in the river.

 Dust Mismanagement:

4 switch gate and many sewage canal are giving the

industrial toxic chemical and household garbage continuously.

 Dragger business:
5 large and permanent dragger are located in

between this 2 km.

Water vehicle dust:

Water vehicle dumping oil and many dust directly

to the river water everyday.

Way forwards: Future with solution

In past to solve the problem govt. didnt made formal rule.
In future if we need to solve the problem, the necessary steps

are:
Strong government rules and regulation
Very strong law enforcement agency
Shutting down dust dumping beside the river
Especially handle the polythene issue to protect ecosystem
Recycling of dust or industrial chemicals.

Thank You