The Buriganga is getting narrower every year as dumping of waste along the river banks between Sadarghat and Rayerbazar by land grabbers goes on unabated. Grabbers have been raising shanties, setting up small factories and even some residential and commercial buildings on the banks of the river. They deploy rickshaw vans to dump around 30 vans of garbage at selected spots in the river daily. The garbage is later burnt to make it solid. The van pullers even steal trash from city corporation trucks to do their job. After a year or two, as solid garbage is piled high, a new site is developed by the grabbers to set up installations.

Photo : Zahed Khan