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Down to Earth

Morning Walkers Face Snag

By A S M Nurunnabi
Crore for phy»k»l fltnm to a pawing credo these days. tn the recent past the awareness of Ita need was not as pervasive as n to nowadays Not that Its need was not Mt before The big difference Is that previ ously It was confined to too toted groups of youths devoted to the ideal of development of
oM timers keen on extending their life span The present trend to more of a general nature Inspiring both young and old.
As the popular saying goes, a healthy body helps to create a healthy mind In the context of present day reality tn society where all established values seem to be falling apart, the need for a healthy mind can hardly be exaggerated
Against this backdrop. It may be Interesting to view the kaleidoscopic scenario that meets the eyes of one who can manage to rise early tn the morning Among the things he will come across are first the variegated gear the energetic health seekers don on their rounds. The younger and com parattvcly affluent among them bedeck themselves In track suits with gleaming sneakers, some venture out in shorts and trousers with half-sleeve shirts or vests. Others, mostly the old timers, are less fastidious in draping themselves.
The fields of their activities cover a wide range. In new Dhaka, the favourite haunts are the Shu hr a ward y Uddan. the Ramna Park, the Dhanmandt Lake area, the wide and beauteous avennes In Sher-e-Bangla Nagar. The Shuhrawardy Uddan, however, seems more crowded with these enthusiasts. Other city dwellers living some distance away from these ideal spots make do with traffic free roads and lanes. The more common of their dawn-time activities is jogging. the current fad among the young and the middle-aged. Free hand exercises arc another common sight. The older ones limit themselves to fast or easy-paced walking depending on age and health condition.
Lately some reported Incidents of mugging have ruffled the quiet tenor of dawn-time activities. There was even a recent case of shooting of one business man who was taking his morning walk. These are symptoms of lawlessness which has lately been on the
BWIVtec in the society Moat of the people who take their morning walk are aged They fall easy victims to the mug gers who snatch away wrist watches, spectacles or what ever cash there may be tn the purse The muggers do their job without any fear of reais tance, because at the early hours In the morning, any hue and cry if raised by the victims may go unherded
In this situation, some ob servers suggest certain preventive steps Interested people should avoid taking their walk early at dawn along de serted routes. They should preferably move in groups to the points where there are more people around. The se curtty situation may be much improved if the police on their part make rounds of the areas routes which morning walkers mostly use.
The road digging opera tlons. undertaken In some Important road network tn the city prior to the close of the last financial year, now appear to be complete During these operations, a lot of traffic tan gles occurred, adding to the suffering of the public With the completion of the operations. it was hoped that the situation would ease substantially The hope has not been fully realised The tunnels that were dug lor pipelines have since been refilled with sand, earth, brick chips, etc But the road alignments do not appear to have been properly compacted. The result Is that road surfaces are still uneven and marked with potholes. It behoves the WASA and the City Corporation to take early steps for proper carpeting of the if fected road alignments In the interest of smooth flow of vehicular traffic.