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Meherjan lives in a slum on the Sirajgonj Town Protection Embankment. The whispering wind from the river Jamuna makes the fire unsteady. The dancing flames remind Meherjan of the turmoil in her life.
Not long ago Meherjan had everything--- a family, arable land and cattle. The erosion of the Jamuna gradually consumed all her landed property. It finally claimed her only shelter during the last monsoon. It took the river only a day to devour Meher's house, trees, vegetable garden and the bamboo bush. She had a happy family once. Over the years, she lost her husband and her family to diseases that cruel hunger and poverty brought to the family. Now, she is the only one left to live on with the loss and the pain. The greedy Jamuna has shattered her dreams and happiness.
There are thousand others waiting to share the same fate like Meherjan. Bangladesh is a land of rivers, some of whose banks overflow or erode during monsoon. Erosion is a harsh reality for the people living along the river banks. During each monsoon many more villages are threatened by the mighty rivers like the Jamuna, the Padma and the Meghna. It-is estimated that river erosion makes at least 100,000 people homeless every year in Bangladesh. In fact, river erosion is one of the main dangers caused by climate change. If we can't take prompt actions to adapt to climate change, there will be thousands of more Meherjans in our towns and villages every year.

Meherjan had everything. But the erosion of the river Jamuna had snatched all away. Like a greedy person, the Jamuna devours all her dreams and happiness. So, the author calls the Jamuna greedy.

Meherjan lives in a slum on the Town Protection Embankment in Sirajgonj.

Meherjan lives in a slum on the Town Protection Embankment in Sirajgonj.

We can stop river erosion by implementing a combination of strategies, including planting vegetation along riverbanks, constructing barriers like dams, reduce soil disturbance and sediment runoff. These initiatives help stabilize riverbanks, control sediment deposition, and prevent erosion.

Many more villages are in the threat of erosion during each monsoon because of the climate change human beings brought about through their actions.

People living along the river banks are the victims of river erosion and the worst sufferers of climate change.

The greedy Jamuna crushed Meherjan's dream and happiness as it consumed gradually all her landed property: besides it ultimately devoured her last shelter during the last monsoon.

Due to river erosion, she lost her cultivable land, trees, vegetable garden, bamboo bush, cattle and shelter.

If we cannot control river erosion, the number of homeless people may increase day by day, Statistics shows that at least 100,000 people are becoming homeless every year in Bangladesh due to river erosion.

Certainly, we must take prompt action to adapt to climate change. Otherwise gradual rise of river erosion will take the lives of lots of Meherjans every year.

Certainly, we must take prompt action to adapt to climate change. Otherwise gradual rise of river erosion will take the lives of lots of Meherjans every year.

Many more villages are in the threat of erosion during each monsoon because of the climate change human beings brought about through their actions.

Mehorjan lives in a slum on the Sirajganj Town Protection Embankment. She has a polythene roofed living place which looks like a cage.

Then, river erosion makes thousands of people homeless, landless and literally helpless.

We can reduce the increasing number of shelterless people affected by river erosion by taking prompt actions to adapt to climate change.

(a) common (b) victim (c) river (d) difficulties/ hardship/ pains (e) know/ learn

Climate change is a (a) common word for today's world. Meherjan is none but a (b) victim , of it. She lost everything because of (c) river erosion. Now, she is running with great (d) difficulties/ hardship/ pains It is sad to (e) know/ learn that every year Meherjan gets new companions.

(a) Bangladeshi (b) due (c) scarcity/ want (d) dweller (e) victims (f) threat (g) along/ near (h) shelterless (i) example (j) affects/threatens/influences

Meherjan is a typical (a) Bangladeshi woman who lives in a slum. She lost her shelter and properties (b) due to the erosion of river Jamuna. She also lost her family. Her husband had died of diseases caused by poverty and (c) scarcity/ want of food. Now, she is only a slum (d) dweller Like Meherjan there are many people who have become the (e) victims of river erosion. River erosion is still posing (f) threat to the lives and properties of thousands of people. People living (g) along/ near the rivers are the most likely victims of river erosion. Each year about one lakh people become (h) shelterless due to river erosion in Bangladesh. Meherjan's life is just one (i) example of how climate change (j) affects/threatens/influences the lives of thousands of people.