Kaium Ahmed Jewel, Patuakhali :
An illegally set up charcoal field near four educational institutions in Kalaiya Bazar area of Bauphal upazila under the district has posed health hazard for locals and threat to environment in the area.
Mizanur Rahman alias Mian Mollah, Organising Secretary of Jubo League’s Kalaiya Union unit in the upazila, set up the coal field forcibly occupying about 1.57 acred of land of Abdul Haque Waqf Estate, locals said.
It is about 50 meters from Ali Akbar Government Primary School, about 100 meters from Kalaiya High School and Kalaiya Rabbana Fazil Madrasa and 150 meters from Idris Mollah Degree College.
Just beside the coal field, there is a stand for three-wheelers and around 30 shops.
About one month ago, Mizan started making his coal field and he has already set up six hearths (fire places) with several pipes as outlet for the smoke.
Anwarul Islam, a worker of the coalfield, said 3,000 maunds of firewood has already been kept inside these hearths and around 20 tonnes of coal would be produced by burning it within 15 to 20 days.
The coal will be sold to brick kilns in the area as the fuel has huge demand here in the brick building season from December to April.
Mizan Mollah set up the coal field occupying the waqf land worth over Tk 7 crore and locally collected firewood is being burnt there, locals said.
Abu Naser Khan, Chairman of Paribesh Bachao (save the environment), a social organization, said the government should take immediate step to stop the operation of the coal field as it poses threat to the environment.
An illegally set up charcoal field near four educational institutions in Kalaiya Bazar area of Bauphal upazila under the district has posed health hazard for locals and threat to environment in the area.
Mizanur Rahman alias Mian Mollah, Organising Secretary of Jubo League’s Kalaiya Union unit in the upazila, set up the coal field forcibly occupying about 1.57 acred of land of Abdul Haque Waqf Estate, locals said.
It is about 50 meters from Ali Akbar Government Primary School, about 100 meters from Kalaiya High School and Kalaiya Rabbana Fazil Madrasa and 150 meters from Idris Mollah Degree College.
Just beside the coal field, there is a stand for three-wheelers and around 30 shops.
About one month ago, Mizan started making his coal field and he has already set up six hearths (fire places) with several pipes as outlet for the smoke.
Anwarul Islam, a worker of the coalfield, said 3,000 maunds of firewood has already been kept inside these hearths and around 20 tonnes of coal would be produced by burning it within 15 to 20 days.
The coal will be sold to brick kilns in the area as the fuel has huge demand here in the brick building season from December to April.
Mizan Mollah set up the coal field occupying the waqf land worth over Tk 7 crore and locally collected firewood is being burnt there, locals said.
Abu Naser Khan, Chairman of Paribesh Bachao (save the environment), a social organization, said the government should take immediate step to stop the operation of the coal field as it poses threat to the environment.
