Shykh Seraj:
That's not clean water. The toxic water comes from Turag, a river which is ruined due to industray waste being constantly dumped into Turag
Shykh Seraj:
"See yourself what toxicity lies in our crops", a farmer haplessly show it to Seraj
Shykh Seraj:
"This happened as farmers use Turag water for irrigation as there's no alternative", says a farmer
Shykh Seraj:
It's full of toxins, sent out from the local factories into the water of Turag
Shykh Seraj:
"So what! We have to survive and we have to produce in the toxicity
Shykh Seraj:
The toxic water is inside the paddies
Shykh Seraj:
"I have never experienced anything as horrible as this in my entire life"
Shykh Seraj:
Consequence of the disaster flows across the entire Gazipur district
Shykh Seraj:
"Everything's ruined. Waste water finished my crops", says a farmer
Shykh Seraj:
"I have lost most of my paddies due to the industry waste water", a dejected farmer
Shykh Seraj:
Waste water pollutes the water of Turag- snap taken from beside a dyeing factory
Shykh Seraj:
People and policymakers should be more aware about this man-made environmental hazard
Shykh Seraj:
The endless stream of curse from a dyeing factory flows into Turag river
Shykh Seraj:
Local people bathe in the most unhygienic polluted water of Turag
Shykh Seraj:
Panorama of man-made disaster
Shykh Seraj:
A local man washes cloths in the black waste water of Turag
Shykh Seraj:
Dress pants are washed in the polluted Turag river
Shykh Seraj:
Even a hospital dumps the waste into Turag