The President,
Greenpeace, Southeast Asia
138/1, 2nd floor, Thong Building,
Sutthisan Road,
Samsen-nai, Phayathai,
Bangkok-10400
Thailand.
Dear Sir,
Hope you are going well. With due respect, we want your kind attention about the environment pollution of Dhaka city. It is not unknown to you that it is the capital city of Bangladesh and one of the major cities of South Asia. It is the 9th largest city in the world. But It is a matter of great regret that, it is turning into a city of trash day after day. In the meantime, the larger parts of the city have become unsuitable of living. The environment situation of the city is worse than any other time. Lack of rain in the winter season, open air burning of waste, regional weather conditions, smoke emitted from vehicles, and discharges from the 1,100 brick kilns around the city are the main sources of pollution in Dhaka. The sound pollution, odour pollution and the air pollution is severe in the city. Now our city is the third most air polluted city in the world. According to the Department of Environment (DE), the density of airborne particulate matter (PM) reaches 463 microgram per cubic meter (mcm) in the city. The pollution in capital city Dhaka has gone higher than Mexico City and Mumbai which is killing thousands of people prematurely each year. According to the Air Quality Management Project (AQMP), several million people of the city are suffering from pulmonary, respiratory and neurological illness due to poor air quality.
If this condition continues to year after year, then once the whole city will be unsuitable for living. We know that it is not possible to make a city 100% pollution-free particularly, a city like Dhaka. But we believe that the international organization like Green Peace can do a lot regarding this.
Sunny Islam
On behalf of the people of Dhaka City
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