Question

Negative impact of living near river

Answer 1

Advantages

Cool environment

Are you looking for somewhere cool that makes you feel and and wanting the day not to come to an end so you can feel so so better and happy with your energy refreshed then think about leaving near the river. The feeling you get here is one of a kind.

Fishing things on point

Together with your loved ones you can go for fishing or perhaps you can decide to go alone while you do your best to enjoy the moment of baiting and catching. There is so much fun inherited here.

Let's Swimming

Got a knack for swimming? Leaving close a river can enrich your life as you enjoy what you know how to do best anytime, everytime.

Recreation/Relaxation

Tired of the day's job, maybe full of stress and draining, thinking of somewhere better and interesting then you are in the right place. A little walk around can do you a lot of favor with the cool breeze and calmness of the weather around this serene place.

You are in natural environment

This is a natural environment and everything natural is a blessing. The air, the water, the soil around, the light. Breath in the freshness of the air into your lungs, down your stomach into and all around your body.

Plant grows/Oxygen is sufficient

Plants thrive well in places where there is water and a riverine area is no exclusion. The plants help calm the environment and help us live healthy by breathing in cool air in the form of oxygen which is directly given off by the plants.

Washing cloth

Why worry about water when it's all abundant and near. At your leisure you can bring out your cloth for washing and drying. Aside clothing, dishes and other utensils, tools can be cleaned here.

Bathing is fun

Depending on the time of the day, the river is a good place to take your bath. You need not care about how clean the water is as the water naturally flows and unclean once are automatically replaced.

Vegetables growth

Edible vegetables definitely like water and they tend to thrive well in areas like this especially vegetables that grows on water. Another way to enrich your diet.

Good source of food

The river is a major source of food for us. As mentioned above, the availability of vegetables, fish and other sea foods is a gift we cannot afford to reject even if we want to.

Irrigation and Farming

This large water body is an option to help in farming processes by employing the use of irrigation to wet plants in the nurseries and in other locations on the farmland.

Disadvantages

It's not surprising that everything that comes with advantages also comes with its own disadvantages and the river with all its benefits also has its downsides.

Mosquito/Malaria

Areas like this are always prone to some infections from vectors that breeds on or around water lodged areas such as mosquitoes which are the chief source of malaria caused by the female anopheles mosquito.

Dangerous animals/Crocodile

Leaving in areas like this also means you are open to welcome dangerous animals that dwells around water filled areas. Animals such as snakes and crocodiles are regular visitors to mention a few.

Water spirits

In Africa, we are of the idea that strange spirits abound in places with water. It's our believe that leaving close to a water area also means we are inviting some unclean spirits into our lives. We call these creatures or spirits "Mami wata"

Flooding/Erosion

Flooding is a regular thing in the riverine area and can pose a lot of negative effects on people that leave close to the river bank.

Erosion can also occur which causes good part of the soil to be dragged away into the ocean.

Loud Noise

You can not be the only person living around the river, people from different works of life may happen to know about this cool and calm place and may decide to come for recreation there by causing people to shout, make noise, play outdoor and so on as they enjoy themselves.

Beware of Trespassers

Living in a riverine area is a confirmation that you are not all alone because people will always cross path with you. You will always find visitors maybe taking a leisure walk or something. Uninvited guests will always come to do a thing or two. The idea is that everyone will always come here to enjoy themselves even without your permission.

Pollution is serious

Some people take advantage of this environment to pollute by dumping trash, or waste in them. Even some go as far as disposing sewage in this body of water thereby rendering it unsafe to use, to drink or wash.

Living in a riverine area is a good idea and there are lots of interesting things to make it worthwhile. Aside the enjoyment part, you can basically make money by offering one or two services to people coming to visit. It's always advised too to have a strong do's and don'ts to guide people to have an environment well accommodating and safe.