Chattogram Bureau :
Executive Chairman Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority Paban Chowdhury said 20 lakh trees will be planted along roads, embankments and other selected areas of the Economic Zones. Initiatives have also been taken to set up two plant museums on 500 acres of land in Mirsarai and 1000 acres of land in Sonadia Economic Zones, he added.
All the 100 Economic Zones of the country will be built as environmentally and ecologically friendly enclaves as Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) has taken a mega plan to plant 20 lakh threes there to protect environment.
“We have a plan to plant 20 lakh trees in the next five years-four lakh trees every year in economic zones. Tree plantation will be made mandatory for industrial units there,” said BEZA executive chairman Paban Chowdhury.
He said fruit-bearing plants, medicinal plants and timber plants will be planted in the economic zones. “Equal focus will be made on economic development and environment protection.
Planting of trees will be made mandatory for each industrial unit in the economic zones,” he said. T K group, one of the country’s leading business house of Chattogram has started tree plantation in economic zones under its Corporate Social Responsibility program.
At least 5 percent land of an industrial unit will have to be used for tree plantation, he said. Mentioning Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s directive to plant trees in economic zones, BEZA executive chairman said the Prime Minister laid emphasis on building water reservoirs, embedding trees and mangrove forest around coastal economic zones, a sources of TK Group.
Executive Chairman Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority Paban Chowdhury said 20 lakh trees will be planted along roads, embankments and other selected areas of the Economic Zones. Initiatives have also been taken to set up two plant museums on 500 acres of land in Mirsarai and 1000 acres of land in Sonadia Economic Zones, he added.
All the 100 Economic Zones of the country will be built as environmentally and ecologically friendly enclaves as Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) has taken a mega plan to plant 20 lakh threes there to protect environment.
“We have a plan to plant 20 lakh trees in the next five years-four lakh trees every year in economic zones. Tree plantation will be made mandatory for industrial units there,” said BEZA executive chairman Paban Chowdhury.
He said fruit-bearing plants, medicinal plants and timber plants will be planted in the economic zones. “Equal focus will be made on economic development and environment protection.
Planting of trees will be made mandatory for each industrial unit in the economic zones,” he said. T K group, one of the country’s leading business house of Chattogram has started tree plantation in economic zones under its Corporate Social Responsibility program.
At least 5 percent land of an industrial unit will have to be used for tree plantation, he said. Mentioning Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s directive to plant trees in economic zones, BEZA executive chairman said the Prime Minister laid emphasis on building water reservoirs, embedding trees and mangrove forest around coastal economic zones, a sources of TK Group.
