| Sustainable development is way to follow | | | | change add one more minus sign to the scenario by |
| development without causing a harm or damage to | | | | disturbing the regular pattern of monsoon rain. The |
| the environment. It can include anything from coal | | | | consequences go unnoticed in public eyes but ringing |
| mining to groundwater exploitation. Many new mega | | | | a bell that only nature can hear. |
| cities like Bangkok and Dhaka where reports of | | | | In such cases, the theory of sustainable development |
| subsidence, more clearly collapse or tiltation of | | | | can be put into action by maintaining a strict |
| buildings are reported, means a sustainable | | | | regulation about groundwater exploitation. More use |
| exploitation of groundwater is not followed.. Here | | | | of surface water from surface water treatment |
| comes the importance of this issue. | | | | plants can help reducing dependence on groundwater |
| Some of the important fields that fall within the | | | | and let the water level rise again to its original |
| scope of sustainable developments are waste | | | | position. Mega cities can adapt policies to encourage |
| management, climatic change, desertification, | | | | inhabitants to plant new plants. New parks can be |
| biodiversity and a lot more. The list can grow longer | | | | established throughout the cities without disturbing |
| with time. Increasing human activity in pursue of a | | | | city traffic. Municipal corporations can go even one |
| better life, mainly for city life, will add more lines to | | | | step further by setting up public bathrooms for many |
| the definition of sustainable development. | | | | floating city dwellers. Although at the beginning it |
| Groundwater exploitation is one such important field. | | | | looks like a venture but in the long run the benefit is |
| A developing country like Bangladesh is heavily | | | | enormous. First, it will save wasting water in |
| dependent on groundwater as increase of population | | | | substantial quantities and second, it will help earning |
| causing further and further damage to the open | | | | revenues for city corporations while serving city |
| resources like surface water in rivers and lakes. | | | | inhabitants greatly. |
| Groundwater serves many purposes like drinking | | | | Consciousness is urgently needed in these scenarios |
| water, for irrigation, for industrial purposes and | | | | before they aggravate further. Government and |
| tourism etc. Newspaper reports a decline of | | | | non-government organizations can come forward |
| groundwater level of about 1 m every year. An | | | | with realistic measures. But public awareness is the |
| alarmingly high rate which in near future can generate | | | | first and foremost step in any sustainable |
| a huge depression in and around the center of Dhaka | | | | development. Media can play a significant role and be |
| City. As water level drops, near surface portion of | | | | a perfect guide as it is now reachable almost every |
| the subsurface gets filled with air making the capacity | | | | possible ways. Before it`s too late, now is the right |
| of surface less and less to bear the weight of | | | | time to wake up and act towards a better |
| highrise buildings and other infrastructures. Climatic | | | | sustainable 21st Century life!! |