The Polythene Bags

On an average 55 lac pieces of polythene bags are being used everyday in Dhaka city alone. Most of this huge quantity of used and then thrown-out polythene bags find their way into the drains. Then the polybags block seweragc pipes and the regular flow of drain water, which result in the complete disruption of the drainage system.

During the rainy season, this kind of blockage by polythene obstructs the rainwater flowing to the drains. Moreover, it is mainly because of the polythene that many low-lying areas of a city go frequently under water. In this regard, we can recall the longest-lasting flood in 1998.Floodwater remained in many parts of Dhaka for over two months. Polythene is also a potential threat to our cultivatable land. It is not capable of being decomposed by natural way.
Polythene remains unchanged like a strong curtain
through which nothing can pass.