Beauty Sarkar from Manikgonj                             

With the theme ‘Preserve the natural sources of Water’ BARCIK organized a human chain and discussion to mark the world water day in Singair sub-district of Manikgonj where farmers, women, members of elected bodies and BARCIK officials participated.

The event was presided over by the president of Nayabari Adosrha Gram women’s organization Kamla Begum. The discussants emphasized on the importance of preserving natural sources of water such as river, canal and other water bodies.

Focusing on the importance of natural water bodies as well as the crises the villagers and farmers face due to encroachment and contamination of water bodies, Kamla Begum said, ‘The Ghuramara canal flow over our village and once we used the water of this canal in agricultural as well as household works. During the rainy seasons all the wastes near the river would be washed out.’

She went on saying, but today due to encroachment and contamination the canal is drying up and the less of water in the canal could not wash away the wastes and rotten materials leading to the contamination of its water.

Including Kamla Begum other participants of the event emphasized on taking initiative to conserve such water bodies. According to them, if there is no water no life would be survived. They demanded the renovation of the canal.