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The case of St. Martin’s Island English for Today Unit 9 Lesson 3

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.


The case of St. Martin’s Island

সেন্ট মার্টিন দ্বীপের ঘটনা:

The island of St. Martin’s is the only coral island in Bangladesh located in the north-eastern part of Bay of Bengal. (সেন্ট মার্টিন হলো বাংলাদেশের একমাত্র কোরাল দ্বীপ যা বঙ্গোপসাগরের উত্তর-পূর্ব অংশে অবস্থিত।) The roughly flat Island is only above 3.6 metre above the sea level. (এই মোটামুটি সমতল দ্বীপটি সমুদ্রপৃষ্ঠ থেকে ৩.৬ মিটার উঁচুতে অবস্থিত।) The entire island can be walked about in 3 hours. (পুরো দ্বীপটি প্রায় তিন ঘণ্টায় হেঁটে অতিক্রম করা যাবে।) The Island is known for its unique natural beauty with white sandy beaches fringed with coconut palms and a diverse marine life. (দ্বিপটি তার অনন্য প্রাকৃতিক সৌন্দর্যের জন্য পরিচিত যেখানে রয়েছে সাদা বালুকাময় সৈকত, সাথে নারকেল গাছ এবং বৈচিত্রময় সামুদ্রিক জীবন।) Due to the expansion of unregulated tourism, the Island is facing increasing erosion, contamination of surface and ground water, wildlife displacement, and loss of biodiversity. (অনিয়ন্ত্রিত পর্যটনের কারণে এই দ্বীপটি ক্রমাগত ভাঙ্গন, ভূ-পৃষ্ঠ এবং ভূ-গর্ভস্থ পানি দূষণ, বন্যজীবন স্থানচ্যুতি, জীববৈচিত্র্য ক্ষতিসহ নানা সমস্যার সম্মুখীন হচ্ছে।) Other threats include cutting of sand dune vegetation for fuel-wood and hotel establishment; degradation of sand dune habitat; the harvesting of turtle eggs; indiscriminate exploitation of coral resources etc. (অন্যান্য ঝুঁকির মধ্যে রয়েছে জ্বালানি কাঠ এবং হোটেল স্থাপনার জন্য বালিয়াড়ি গাছপালা কেটে ফেলা, বালিয়াড়ি বাসস্থানের অবনতি; কচ্ছপের ডিম চাষ; প্রবাল সম্পদের নির্বিচার শোষণ ইত্যাদি।) To address this, the Government has declared some areas of the Island as Ecologically Critical Area (ECA), prohibiting unauthorized constructions there. (এই সমস্যার ওপর আলোকপাত করে সরকার দ্বীপটির কিছু এলাকাকে পরিবেশগতভাবে বিপন্ন এলাকা (ইসিএ) হিসেবে ঘোষণা করে, অননুমোদিত স্থাপনা নিষিদ্ধ করেছেন।) (Unit 9 Lesson 3)

Question on Flow-chart 

Based on you reading of the passage make short notes in each of the boxes in the flow-chart showing the problems that Saint martins Island is facing due to the expansion of unregulated tourism.

Answer on Flow-chart 

Flow Chart:

1
Contamination of
surface and ground
water

2
Wildlife
displacement

3
Loss of
biodiversity

4
Destruction of
sand dune
vegetation

5
Exploitation
of coral
resources


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