A Dialogue Between Two Friends About Pollution

Anika: Siam, the air of our city is getting worse day by day. It is difficult to breathe in the morning.

Siam: You are right, Anika. Pollution has become a serious problem of our country.

Anika: What are the main causes of air pollution?

Siam: The smoke of buses, trucks, and factories is the main cause. The brick kilns also pollute the air badly.

Anika: What about water pollution? Our rivers are dying.

Siam: Factories throw their chemical waste into the rivers, and people dump their rubbish and even dead animals into the water.

Anika: That is why the fish of the river Buriganga have disappeared. It is so sad.

Siam: There is also sound pollution. The horns of vehicles and the loudspeakers of shops make a terrible noise.

Anika: How does pollution harm our health?

Siam: Polluted air causes cough, asthma, and lung diseases, and polluted water spreads cholera and typhoid.

Anika: Sound pollution harms us too, doesn’t it?

Siam: Yes. It harms our ears, disturbs our sleep, and makes our mind restless.

Anika: Then what should we do to stop pollution?

Siam: We should plant more trees, stop throwing rubbish into rivers, and use less smoke-making vehicles.

Anika: What about factories and brick kilns?

Siam: The government should force them to use filters and should move them away from the city.

Anika: We can also use bicycles or walk for short distances instead of cars.

Siam: Good idea. And we must raise awareness among our friends and neighbours.

Anika: Let us start a cleanliness campaign in our school to protect the environment.

Siam: Agreed. If we all work together, we can save our air, water, and sound from pollution.