Sylhet Correspondent :
Despite a ban and imposition of Section 144 by the district administration, hill cutting is continuing unabated in Sylhet Division.
It has been observed that a section of traders have engaged excavators for cutting hills at Sylhet Sadar Upazila under the division. Reliable sources have revealed here that the traders allegedly having nexus with forest officials are cutting the hills and supplying soil day and night to several construction sites at Sylhet City area.
It may be noted here that the cutting of hills has caused serious concern in the area. Fear of landslides in those areas cannot be ruled out. It has also caused environmental imbalance in these areas. The conscious people in the area have demanded the Deputy Commissioner, Sylhet to halt such activities.
Sylhet landfill to become pollution-free
A Tk30 crore project is going to bring the landfill of Sylhet City Corporation under scientific waste management system as early as possible.
Consequently, people in the nearby areas would be relieved from foul stenches from the landfill.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the SCC are jointly implementing the project on 10-acre area at Lalmatia in Dakkhin Surma, which is used as the SCC landfill.
Sanitary and solid waste management expert Martin Feelgreen and other SCC officials on Wednesday and Thursday visited various areas of the city to establish a sanitary landfill, implemented under Urban Public and Environment Health Sector Development project
Sylhet City Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer Enamul Habib said: “The ADB-financed project will eliminate pollution caused by the waste dumping ground. I hope its works will be ended by the mid 2016 starting from June or July this year.”
The project’s acting chief engineer Noor Azizur Rahman said its primary tasks including the design have already finished and a tender in this regard would be floated soon.
Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) Sylhet Division Coordinator advocate Shah Shaheda Akter said the project would vastly contribute to lessen the pollution of the open dumping zone.
Despite a ban and imposition of Section 144 by the district administration, hill cutting is continuing unabated in Sylhet Division.
It has been observed that a section of traders have engaged excavators for cutting hills at Sylhet Sadar Upazila under the division. Reliable sources have revealed here that the traders allegedly having nexus with forest officials are cutting the hills and supplying soil day and night to several construction sites at Sylhet City area.
It may be noted here that the cutting of hills has caused serious concern in the area. Fear of landslides in those areas cannot be ruled out. It has also caused environmental imbalance in these areas. The conscious people in the area have demanded the Deputy Commissioner, Sylhet to halt such activities.
Sylhet landfill to become pollution-free
A Tk30 crore project is going to bring the landfill of Sylhet City Corporation under scientific waste management system as early as possible.
Consequently, people in the nearby areas would be relieved from foul stenches from the landfill.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the SCC are jointly implementing the project on 10-acre area at Lalmatia in Dakkhin Surma, which is used as the SCC landfill.
Sanitary and solid waste management expert Martin Feelgreen and other SCC officials on Wednesday and Thursday visited various areas of the city to establish a sanitary landfill, implemented under Urban Public and Environment Health Sector Development project
Sylhet City Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer Enamul Habib said: “The ADB-financed project will eliminate pollution caused by the waste dumping ground. I hope its works will be ended by the mid 2016 starting from June or July this year.”
The project’s acting chief engineer Noor Azizur Rahman said its primary tasks including the design have already finished and a tender in this regard would be floated soon.
Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) Sylhet Division Coordinator advocate Shah Shaheda Akter said the project would vastly contribute to lessen the pollution of the open dumping zone.
