At present Load shedding is a common thing in our country. It hampers our social and economic development greatly. Misuse of electricity and insufficient production are the main causes of it. This problem is going out of control day by day. We cannot think of a happy and care free life because of this problem. Bangladesh faces one of the worst power crises of the world. The total demand for electricity in the country is in fact less than the demand of a medium sized city in Europe.
Still, due to lack of planned investment in the power sector, load shedding has become the flagship phenomenon of the country's electricity system. Unplanned, urbanization and excessive system loss has compounded the problems. Some parts of the capital city of Dhaka may face black outs for more than 10 hours a day during the very hot summer. The power shortage eventually leads to the failure of water supply. Most citizens have to face a miserable life with little water and no electricity under the scorching tropical heat. Smaller cities and the country sides of Bangladesh face a worse situation. Many villages of this low lying country are not yet electrified. However, the electrified villages get the real supply of electricity seldom more than 6 hours in each 24 hour span. There is no significant power station project in the pipeline and the situation is going to get worse in the coming years.
The government should take necessary steps against it. New laws may be passed to tackle it. People should be made conscious of it. Meeting and seminars may be arranged focusing on the bad effect of it. This if we try honestly, this problem will disappear from our country one day.
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