it will help the students to shortly understand the pollution of Dhaka city.

1. Welcome
to my
Presentation
Presented by
Md Ashfikur Rahman
Student ID:122130
3rd year 1st term
Development studies discipline
Khulna university

2. Pollutions

3. Content
Types of pollution
Dhaka city at a glance
Sources of Pollution
Pollution of Dhaka city
Problems of Dhaka city
How to reduce pollution
Effects of pollutions
Conclusions

4. Dhaka city at a glance
Dhaka (Bengali): ঢাকা
Estd:1610
Area : 815.85 Sq. kilometers (approx.)
Population :2 core (approx.)
Dhaka is located in central Bangladesh at 23°42′0″N 90°22′30″E , on the
eastern banks of the Buriganga River.

5. Problems of Dhaka city
Dhaka is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
Though it has a colorful history but now Dhaka is known as a
Problems city as well as it is the combinations of various
problems.
Major Problems :
 Lack Food
 Unemployment
 Traffic Jam
 Water-logging
 Housing
 Healthcare
 Lack Electricity
 Clean Water
&
 Pollutions

6. Pollution
Pollution is the contaminations of natural environment that
causes a adverse change and have a negative impact on
health and environment.

7. Pollution Conditions of Dhaka city
Air Pollution 79.17 High
Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility 72.50 High
Dissatisfaction with Garbage Disposal 75.00 High
Dirty and Untidy 85.00 Very High
Noise and Light Pollution 77.50 High
Water Pollution 85.00 Very High
Dissatisfaction to Spend Time in the City 77.27 High
Dissatisfaction with Green and Parks in the City 90.00 Very High
Source –Dhaka.net

8. Types of Pollutions in Dhaka city
There are several types of pollution occurs in Dhaka city.
Major Pollution
Air pollution
Water pollution
Sound pollution
Soil pollution

9. Air Pollution
Air pollution as the alteration of the natural characteristics of the
atmosphere.
Sources of air pollutions:
 Burning of Fossil Fuel
 Industrial Discharge
 Bus
 Truck etc.

10. Water Pollution
Water pollution in Dhaka watershed has reached alarming levels and
imposing a significant threat to health and economic activity, particularly
among the poor and vulnerable.
Sources of water pollutions:
 Capacity and gravity of
drainage system
 Population growth and unplanned
development
 Storage of construction materials etc.

11. Sound Pollution
Sources of sound pollutions:
 Industries
 Motorized vehicles
 Construction Works
 Indiscriminate Use Of Loudspeaker etc.
Sound pollution or noise disturbance is the disturbing, unwanted or
excessive noise that may harm the activity or balance of human or animal
life.

12. Effects of pollutions on Health
Every pollutions has a great negative impact on living organism and
environment.
Major negative impacts:
 Physical Illness
 High Blood Pressure
 Kidney And Lung Cancer
 Headache
 Eyes Damages
 Diabetic
 Sneezing
 Tiredness Etc.

13. Effects of Pollutions on Environment and
Animal
 Natural Disaster
Ex- Cyclone, Storms, Desertification Etc.
 Global Warming
 Increase CO2
 Lose of Biodiversity
 Lose of Ecosystem
 Lose of Species Etc.
Pollution brings a threat also environment and animals as a result we are
going to seriously face or already have faced.

14. Recommendations for How to Reduce
Pollution
Completely reduce pollution is not possible but taking initiatives we can keep
it under our control for future living and present.
 Create public awareness on environment pollution
 Use green technology
 Stop de-forestation and plant more trees
 Remove factories from residential area
 Encourage research works on environment pollution prevention
 Enforcement of law

15. Conclusions
Public awareness and all together we can save us from the
danger of pollution that’s why we need to study
“Development Studies”.

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