Composition on Floods in Bangladesh Or, The Recent Floods in Bangladesh

Composition on The Flood in Bangladesh Or, The Recent Floods in Bangladesh  

Blessed with the gifts of modern science,  man is puffed up with pride. In this pride of power he proclaims Himself the lord of land, air and water and there is none to dispute his right. To teach him good lesson nature appears before him " red in tooth and claw".

Bangladesh is a low land. It has many rivers. she is also in the monsoon area. It rains heavily during the monsoon period.  So floods are very common in our country. Almost every year flood visits our country. 

In the remote pasi it was believed that flood is the outcome of God's wrath upon man. When people of a particular area committed sin. God punished them by srnding floods in that area. With the growth of scientific knowledge man has however come to realize that floods are caused by heavy rains. Revers cannot hold the waters.  As a result they overflow their banks and cause flood. Floods are caused by some other reasons.  Sometimes, there is heavy rush of water from the mountain Through our rivers. Sudden melting of snow or tidal bores causes flood. 

The havoc done by flood beggars description. It causes a heavy damage to our life and properties.  Houses are distroyed,  cattle are washed away, crops are greatly damaged and trees are uprooted.  The weak, the invalid and the children meet watery grave. The strong climb up the trees or house tops and save themselves. Thousands of people become homeless or sherterless.  The remain without food for many days on house tops or on the branches of trees. All communications from the outside world is cut off. Then people move by boats. 

The flood of 1988 broke the records of the past. Never before did water level rise so high nor was the duration so long.  The whole country went under water.  All communication was cut off.  Normal  activities were stopped for long time. Many people became homeless. The miscries of the affected people knew no bounds. Crops were greatly damaged.  Herds of cattle were washed away. Thousands of people meey watery grave.  In a word the havoc was so great that it took a long time to repair the loss.

But the after effect of floods are more Serious.  Famaine breaks out in the flood affected aears and many people die for want of food.  The prices of all necessary things go up. Many dangerous diseases like  cholera, typhoid and dysentery etc. Break out in an eperdemic from. Scarcity of good drinking water causes great suffering. It ruins the economy of a country.  Floods do a little good to man. Duting the floods our rivers carry a great deal of earth and mud which we call silt. This silt makes the land fertile. As a result many kinds of crops grow in plenty.  Floods also carry away waster matters.

During and after the flood the relef work should go on. Otherwise the miscries of the affected people will increase. During the flood government and some other Voluntary   organisations come forward to halp the flood affected people.  Relief camps are opened. People get food. Cloths,  and other necessary things there. The affected people should be sheltered and fed for a long time.  Loans should be given them so that they could again run thair family. 

Proper steps should be taken to  control floods. All the rivers should be re-excavated and good drainage system should be introduced. A large number of sluices and outlets should be made for the easy passing of rain water.