Garbage mars beauty of RU campus
RU Correspondent
The natural beauty of Rajshahi University (RU), enveloped in greenery, charms all those who visit its campus. But its enchanting ambience is losing its lustre because of litter dirtying the area, as few seem to use the installed dustbins.
In many places, however, dustbins have not yet been set up, resulting in garbage piling up beside academic and residential buildings and next to the streets.
Students allege that despite designated places to dump food wastes, restaurants and tea-stalls throw garbage wherever they find it convenient, thus ruining the beauty of the campus and spreading contamination.
A visit to the campus revealed that dustbins behind the Shahidullha Arts Building, on the west side of the Ismail Hossen Siraji Building and other places had not been cleaned for many days and rubbish was dumped next to them.
Besides, there was no drainage system to clear the water from shops at the Tukitaki chattar in front of central library area. The place has become a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Nazmul Mridha, a student of the Bangla department, said it was very important to create awareness about the proper use of dustbins. Otherwise, the environment of the RU campus would be threatened, he added.
Nabo Kumar, section officer of the RU Steward Office, said nobody cared to use dustbins even though they were set up at different spots on the campus. Even shopkeepers ignored repeated requests to dump their garbage into dustbins, he added.
RU vice-chancellor Prof. M Abdus Sobhan said serious steps would be taken if the allegations were proved correct.
