Earthquake
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Apart from the increase in population in the city with non-availability of pure water, erratic electricity supply, intolerable traffic congestions, limited number of roads and insufficient healthy accommodation facilities, the biggest challenge Dhaka will face is earthquake. God forbid if it happens, the outcome will be catastrophic.
We have been hearing about the possibility of a big earthquake for a few years now but what precautions have been taken in terms of procuring heavy cranes, heavy shovels big drilling machines etc? If the earthquake takes place, it could be the worst human disaster the world will ever see as it is estimated that around ten million people will die.
I think the Bangladesh government, all political parties and top business personalities should immediately sit together, forget all differences and arrange the necessary rescue equipment on a TOP PRIORITY basis.
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