Many people affected by arsenic keep themselves inside doors in shame.
A K M Mynuddin in an exclusive interview with this correspondent at his office chamber recently. According to him whole Chandpur district is already plagued with arsenic elements which are available alarmingly in the waters of the tubewells. Narrating the grim picture of arsenic related problem, he has told this correspondent in presence of three other thana public health engineers that with limited means we cannot at all tackle this alarming situation as arsenic elements are available in the thanas of Faridganj, Hajiganj, Matlab, Shahrasti, Kachua and Chandpur Sadar where an unspecified number of people are suffering from arsenic related diseases. In order to save people from the danger of arsenic related diseases, so far, over 50 tubewells have been sealed off in Hajiganj with a warning signboard for the people of all walks of life by the thana Public Health Engineering Department. For want of necessary equipment, they cannot scan tubewells water whether the water contains arsenic or not.