Cox's Bazar sea beach, world's longest, under great threat from erosion
Cox's Bazar sea beach, the world's longest, is now under great threat
from erosion due to unplanned development of resort area by cutting
hills as well as establishment of shrimp hatcheries along the
seashore, according to an expert.(UNB)
The expert said that deforestation, over-fishing, salt fields, hill
cutting for unplanned construction, ship breaking industries and
tourism have accelerated the ecosystem damages in the coastal area.
Dr Mohammed Ataur Rahman, Director, Centre for Global Environmental
Culture (CGEC), International University of Business Agriculture and
Technology (IUBAT), said the seas and oceans are the ultimate resort
of water, and waterborne organic and inorganic substances. In a recent
write-up titled 'Seas and Oceans: Save Cox's Bazar, the World's
Longest Sea Beach', he mentioned that the roaring and dancing sea
waves, the shadow of the blue sky on clear water, rising and setting
of sun, and the sparkling moon on a clear sky at night attract the
minds of all. Therefore, the beaches are the places of refreshment and
tourism. He noted that thousands of people from all corners of the
world every day visit Cox's Bazar, the longest sea beach of the world,
every day.
Dr Rahman said the coastal zones have excellent natural defense
systems with Arakan hill ranges along the Chittagong and Cox's Bazar
shorelines, strong windbreaks with hill forests in the eastern coast
of the Bay of Bengal and the dense Sundarbans mangrove forests provide
triple tier protection mechanisms.
"Sea currents, wave and tides, and upstream fresh water-flows play a
very important role in enriching the coastal zones of Bangladesh."
http://www.thebangladeshtoday.com/back%20page.htm
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