Savar Declared a Degraded Airshed to Combat PollutionCEFR A1
6 Sept 2025
Adapted from Rezwan, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Nur Alamin, Unsplash
AI-assisted adaptation of the original article, simplified for language learners.
- Savar Upazila is in Bangladesh.
- The government said it is a "degraded airshed."
- Air quality in Savar is very bad.
- Brick kilns make this worse.
- Savar has many brick kilns for building.
- These kilns pollute the air.
- Polluted air can harm people’s health.
- The government is trying to improve air quality.
- New rules will start in 2025.
- People want a cleaner environment.
Difficult words
- airshed — Air space in a specific area.
- quality — How good or bad something is.
- pollute — To make air or water dirty.
- kiln — Oven used for making bricks.kilns
- government — Group that controls a country or area.
- health — Condition of being free from sickness.
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Discussion questions
- Why do you think people want cleaner air?
- What actions can the government take to improve air quality?
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