A Railway Station: A terminal for passengers
A railway
platform/station is the place where trains stop at and depart from. The
passengers get on and get off a train from a railway station/platform. It
usually occupies a large area. A railway station has a platform. However a big
railway station has a number of platforms. Platforms are often covered with
huge tin-shed. If there are more than one platform, an over-bridge connects
them. In a railway station/platform there are some rooms too, namely station
master‘s room, waiting room, restaurant,
go-down, booking office, ticket
counter. There are some benches in the railway station/platform for the
convenience of the travelling passengers. One can also see some stalls in a row
selling cheaper kinds of books, newspapers, magazines etc. snacks and tea and
even stationary goods. Besides, a large number of hawkers can be seen busily
moving from passengers to passengers with cigarettes, betel leaf, bread,
chanachur etc. We find some beggars, thieves, swindlers and pickpockets in that
place too. A railway platform/ station becomes very busy when a train arrives.
Whistles of the train, rustling sound of the engine, movements of the
passengers in a hurry, shouts of the hawkers and porters make the railway
station/platform full of din and bustle. When the train whistles away, the
station becomes calm and quiet. All these pictures taken together remind us of
the famous line of the poet, ―Man may come and man may go, I go on forever‖.
This coming and going sustain the flow of life. Of course, a railway
station/platform is a very busy and important place.
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Greenhouse Effect: A catastrophe in days ahead
Greenhouse effect
signifies gradual warming of the earth‘s atmosphere. It is thought to be caused
by increased carbon dioxide in the air. The scientists are very much concerned
about this natural phenomenon. In recent years there have been many alarming
reports that the world‘s climate is undergoing a significant change. All these
reports provide strong evidence that world temperatures are increasing day by
day. This increase is known as global warming caused by increased amount of
carbon dioxide around the earth. Most climatologists believe that the
‗greenhouse effect‘ is the most likely cause of this global warming.
Climatologists predict that by midway through the next century temperatures may
have risen by as much as 40 C. This could catastrophically reduce mankind‘s
ability to grow food, destroy or severely damage wildlife and wilderness, raise
sea levels and thereby flood coastal areas and farmland. As a result of the
rise of the sea level, the lower southern part of the country may one day go
under water. Scientists are now taking steps to isolate and destroy radioactive
elements which are really dangerous for mankind. In fact, its damaging effect
is so extensive that it is one of the most widely discussed topics nowadays.
Sensing danger, the United Nations Environmental Programme is sponsoring 5th
June of every year as the World Environmental Day to evolve fruitful
possibilities. Seminars are being regularly held all over the world to make the
people conscious of the impending danger to mankind. We must follow the
guidelines to create a better environment and save life on this beautiful
planet.
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