প্রথমে শব্দার্থগুলো পড়ে নিন:
Leak:ফুটা করা
Apartment:কামরা
Compensate:ক্ষতিপূরণ দেওয়া (Make up, Recoup)
Appall:ভীত করা, আতঙ্কিত করা (frighten, Terrify)
Rip through : অতিদ্রুত ক্ষতিসাধন করা, ধ্বংস করা (Destroy)
Storey:তলা(Floor)
Gross:স্থূল,বৃহৎ, বিপুল
Set Afire:অগ্নিকান্ডের কারণ (cause to start burning)
Due:কারণে
Allegation:অভিযোগ (Charge, complaint)
Excavation:খনন(Dig)
Fatalities:সর্বনাশ, দুর্দশা (Calamity, Downfall)
Unpardonable:ক্ষমার অযোগ্য (Inexcusable, Unforgivable)
Exemplary:আদর্শস্বরূপ, দৃষ্টান্তমূলক
Coordinated:সমন্বিত,একরূপ, হুবহু
Wakeup call : বিপদ সম্পর্কে সতর্ক করা (something that serves to alert a person to a problem, danger, or need)
Obviously:স্পষ্টত
Perforation:ছিদ্র
Gas leak in apartment block
Compensate for negligence
WE are appalled by the incident of gas explosion that ripped through a 6-storey building in Banani residential area on March 18, which is clearly a case of gross negligence by TITAS. A whole block of flats have been set afire and all due to the fact that TITAS officials failed to respond for days to repeated calls by residents to fix a damaged pipeline. There are also allegations that Dhaka north City Corporation did not take adequate measures to ensure safety after a gas pipe was damaged during excavation work.
It is sheer luck that there were no fatalities among the 25 residents of Silverstone Sapphire, although at least ten people were injured. The building itself suffered massive damage. An immediate investigation should look into why the utility company failed to respond to complaints about the gas leak, as well as whether DNCC did everything in its power to ensure the safety of the community after it damaged the pipeline. Those responsible for this unpardonable negligence must be held accountable and given exemplary punishment. In fact, TITAS should compensate the flat owners for damages caused. In addition, there should be a coordinated identification of vulnerable spots all over the city where gas leaks may be present.
We had hoped that the earlier incident of gas leakage on February 26, which killed four members of a family, would have served as a wakeup call for the utility company, but obviously it has not.
It is clear that a serious review of the entire service infrastructure in the city is in order. Utility companies like TITAS have a duty to perform monthly checks on gas lines for perforations in the line and the emergency helpline needs to respond immediately to complaints.
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