The entrance to Patuakhali municipal area, the gateway to Kuakata, has now transformed into a dumping ground as the authorities are yet to set up a designated spot for garbage dumping
The root of the problem lies in human behaviour, especially people’s apathy towards dealing with waste.
In the near pitch-dark, you can hear them before you see them - millions of cockroaches scuttling and fluttering across stacks of wooden boards as they devour food scraps by the tonne in a novel form of urban waste disposal.
Seven state-run factories don't have any effluent treatment plant (ETP) to treat their waste before disposal, says a report of the environment and forests ministry.
The entrance to Patuakhali municipal area, the gateway to Kuakata, has now transformed into a dumping ground as the authorities are yet to set up a designated spot for garbage dumping
The root of the problem lies in human behaviour, especially people’s apathy towards dealing with waste.
In the near pitch-dark, you can hear them before you see them - millions of cockroaches scuttling and fluttering across stacks of wooden boards as they devour food scraps by the tonne in a novel form of urban waste disposal.
Seven state-run factories don't have any effluent treatment plant (ETP) to treat their waste before disposal, says a report of the environment and forests ministry.