Staff Reporter, Mymensingh :
Some 122 out of 260 brickfields in Mymensingh district have no clearance from the Department of Environment, it is alleged
Some 142 illegal brick kilns are running defying ban at Mymensingh District. They are using wood and tires for burning. These brick fields have been developed by some illegal traders through the syndicate without environmental slip. Apart from the rules after manage local administration these bricks kiln burn woods, old tires and plastic products. As the increase in air pollution levels and decreasing environment friendly trees day by day. As a result residents of this area are at risk of health. As well as the decrease in the crop land, the yield has decreased the fruit tree plants. Regardless of any rules and regulations Grow up these black smoke in the brick field the production of cropland and the yield of the fruit tree have decreased in the alarming rate. Some brick field is being run on cropland, with low-height chimney and burning firewood instead of coal at Upazilas village in Mymensingh Districts. In a circular in May 2012, the Directorate of Environment (DoE) prohibited operation of traditional brick kilns with iron sheet chimney or fixed chimney.
The Brick Manufacturing and Brick Kilns Establishment (Control) Act-2013 has been passed to establish control over brick manufacturing and brick kiln establishments for the interest of conservation and development of environment and biodiversity.
Barishal Correspondent adds: A mobile court led by Mozammel Haque Chowdhury, Administrative magistrate of Barishal District Administration on Wednesday fined Tk 7.5 lakhs against four brick kilns of Babuganj upazila for violating Environmental Act.
Law enforcers and fire service forces accompanied the mobile court during the drive in different areas under Babuganj upazila of the district.Mozammel Huque Chowdhury, magistrate of the court, said the fined amounts and brick kilns were Abbasuddin owner of Fine Bricks (Tk 2 lakhs), Anowar Hossain, manager of Master Bricks (Tk 1 lakh), Anisur Rahman, manager of Salam Bricks( Tk 2 lakhs) and Milton Akon, owner of Akon Bricks( Tk 2.5 lakhs).
Magistrate of the mobile court explained that the brick kilns were fined for violating different sections of environment and other related acts including height and pattern of chimney, use of fuel, polluting environment, operating near agricultural and housing areas etc.
Some 122 out of 260 brickfields in Mymensingh district have no clearance from the Department of Environment, it is alleged
Some 142 illegal brick kilns are running defying ban at Mymensingh District. They are using wood and tires for burning. These brick fields have been developed by some illegal traders through the syndicate without environmental slip. Apart from the rules after manage local administration these bricks kiln burn woods, old tires and plastic products. As the increase in air pollution levels and decreasing environment friendly trees day by day. As a result residents of this area are at risk of health. As well as the decrease in the crop land, the yield has decreased the fruit tree plants. Regardless of any rules and regulations Grow up these black smoke in the brick field the production of cropland and the yield of the fruit tree have decreased in the alarming rate. Some brick field is being run on cropland, with low-height chimney and burning firewood instead of coal at Upazilas village in Mymensingh Districts. In a circular in May 2012, the Directorate of Environment (DoE) prohibited operation of traditional brick kilns with iron sheet chimney or fixed chimney.
The Brick Manufacturing and Brick Kilns Establishment (Control) Act-2013 has been passed to establish control over brick manufacturing and brick kiln establishments for the interest of conservation and development of environment and biodiversity.
Barishal Correspondent adds: A mobile court led by Mozammel Haque Chowdhury, Administrative magistrate of Barishal District Administration on Wednesday fined Tk 7.5 lakhs against four brick kilns of Babuganj upazila for violating Environmental Act.
Law enforcers and fire service forces accompanied the mobile court during the drive in different areas under Babuganj upazila of the district.Mozammel Huque Chowdhury, magistrate of the court, said the fined amounts and brick kilns were Abbasuddin owner of Fine Bricks (Tk 2 lakhs), Anowar Hossain, manager of Master Bricks (Tk 1 lakh), Anisur Rahman, manager of Salam Bricks( Tk 2 lakhs) and Milton Akon, owner of Akon Bricks( Tk 2.5 lakhs).
Magistrate of the mobile court explained that the brick kilns were fined for violating different sections of environment and other related acts including height and pattern of chimney, use of fuel, polluting environment, operating near agricultural and housing areas etc.
