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Searching for Essential survival items in the garbage dump beside the green nature and modern city

Each environment has its own beauty. This picture shows two different scenes of nature. One is green nature and the other is garbage heap. Sometimes it is a source of livelihood for helpless people. In this picture we can see peoples collecting unused and wasted items from a garbage heap to make a living surrounded by a green beautiful natural environment. Where the water reflects the blue sky, green fields of corn, open space. They earn their livelihood by selling the products collected from the garbage heaps in the market. Pile of garbage and rubbish is a common scenery almost all undeveloped or under developing countries. its the reason of our environmental pollution.It has not only negative aspects but also it has some positive aspects too. such as the pile of garbage in open area is directly responsible for air pollution,it spoils our environment. People fall sick because of it. on the other hand it is the way of earning livelihood for orphan and those who live in a slum area. They search food to eat in the rotten garbage. People, dogs, birds at the same time collect food from garbage heaps to survive. Awareness is often secondary where survival is paramount. sometimes they get paper,plastic bottle,glass bottles,cartoons,iron pieces and bones from these plastic in groups. They wait for the cleaners van.They continue their searching activity from morning to noon. Then they go to sell their collected products.They sell by weight. Whenever they get money, they return their own shelter with food for the family members. But when they Don't get their expected amount they feel upset and try to collect more from next day. There are many invisible germs in this unsanitary area that one can easily get infected but how can life go on if you think about these. This is how civilization is progressing.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2023
Date Uploaded: 12.2024
Photo Location: chittagang, Bangladesh
Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Copyright: © Rayhan Ahmed