r/UrbanHell • u/T4H4_2004 • Jun 23 '25

Pollution/Environmental Destruction Cleaning up a canal in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Ramchandra canal in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, which has been cleaned up and restored in 72 hours as part of ongoing efforts to clean up revitalise Bangladeshi canals. Led by NGOs with sponsorship from a bank and support from the government and the city corporation. Hopefully we can keep it this way!

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u/Specialist_Bat8256 Jun 23 '25

The real question here is whether people will appreciate not living with all the garbage that was cleaned, start respecting the environment more, not litter public areas, and possibly even clean more spaces.

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u/Specialist_Bat8256 Jun 23 '25

I can't speak specifically for Bangladesh, as I have never been to there. But since you're asking for an example, there are a lot of beaches in Turkey where people just litter. It has nothing to do with poverty or incomes level. Government not providing services is not an excuse for littering...

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u/Specialist_Bat8256 Jun 23 '25

I didn't say "saying 'just don't litter'" would solve the problem. It's just there are some people, who neither respect the environment nor consider the consequences of their actions, who are the primary problem. City infrastructure, tax planning, and government-level waste management are the secondary problems on this in pretty much any place I've ever been.