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Dhaka's environmental problems [1]

Ten million residents of Dhaka city are exposed to environmental hazards and this situation is worsening day by day. In a city already overloaded with population, more people from all over the country are coming with desperate bid to settle. The influx of population has resulted in not only high density, but also growth of slums at a more alarming rate.

Publication Date: 
05/08/2009
New Nation (Bangladesh) [2]
Tags:
Groundwater Pollution [3], Sewage [4], Solid Waste [5], Garbage [6], Bangladesh [7], Dhaka [8]
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