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Destroying hills in the northeastern part of Bangladesh: A qualitative assessment of extent of the problem and its probable impact |
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| Authors: | Md Sirajul Islam G M Jahid Hasan Md Aktarul Islam Chowdhury |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Environmental Science and Management, North South University, Banani, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2. Takewaka Laboratory, Graduate School of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8573, Japan 3. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, 3114, Bangladesh |
| Abstract: | Indiscriminate cutting of hills in the Sylhet region has become a major environmental issue. The nature and life style of Sylhet intimately related with the hills are thus under the threat of a drastic imbalance in its ecosystem. Due to such hill cutting the mostly affected sectors of this region will be its weather and climate, geomorphology and hydrology, and the indigenous flora and fauna. As a result the frequency of natural calamities like earthquake, flash flooding etc may increase considerably. Deforestation and resulting increased soil erosion, decreased ground water recharge and deteriorated water quality might also be as consequences of such hill cutting. This paper investigates the cause and extent of the problem along with its probable impact and finally suggests actions for conservation of hills for ecological balance of the region. |
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