Gorur Gari (Bullock-cart) is one
of the most popular transports of rural Bangladesh. It is a two wheeled vehicle,
usually pulled by two bullocks. It is a means of transportation which has been used
in many parts of the Globe since ancient time. The body of the vehicle made by wicker of bamboo
and it’s wheel by wood. Sitting on the front side of the vehicle a man controls
it.
It is also a traditional
technology of rural production system. Gorur Gari plays very salient role in
rural life. Using Gorur Gari villagers move to different parts of the region,
they can transport their agricultural tools, fertilizer, bring their crops from
cornfield to home and so on.
In the current age, the flows of industrialization,
urbanization and globalization are affecting rural life and it is rapidly
turning to urban areas. Modern technologies are being taken place by the people
who were habituated to use their traditionally made tools. It is the story of the
changes that are crucially destroying our well balanced ecosystem and producing
possibilities of natural disaster. If we analyze the role of Gorur Gari in Bangadesh,
we will find a very good instance of how it is useful for environment. A Gorur
Gari, on the one hand, gives you a vehicle by what you can transport so many
things. On the other hand, it gives you two bullocks who produce organic
fertilizer and other type of energy that you can use for various purposes. Instead
of destroying the environment like modern vehicle, Gorur Gari keep it well settled.
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