UNB, Dhaka :
Welcoming the government for blocking rawhide supply to Dhaka’s Hazaribagh tanneries to force the entrepreneurs to shift the industries to Savar Tannery Estate, Poribesh Bachao Andolon (Poba) on Monday demanded stern legal actions if the tanneries are not relocated by April 10.
In a press conference at its Kalabagan office, Poba also demanded that the Environment Department to realise a fine of Tk 2,500 from the errant tannery units for polluting the Buriganga River, considered a lifeline for the capital. Earlier on Friday, police stopped rawhide supply to Dhaka’s Hazaribagh area as the tannery owners ignored consecutive deadlines to shift their factories to Savar Tannery Estate.
Following the move, Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) on Sunday proposed the Industries Ministry to allow the entry of rawhide at Hazaribagh till April 10. “The government should stand by the April 10 deadline for tannery relocation… hope the tanneries do not exist even for a day after the deadline,” said Poba secretary general Abdus Sobhan. If the tannery owners fail to abide by the deadline, the government should cancel their plots at the tannery estate, take stern legal steps, and snap the utility services, he recommended. Citing the provisions of the Environment Protection Act 1995, Abdus Sobhan also suggested that the Environment Department should realise Tk 2,500 as fine from the errant tanneries for polluting the Buriganga. Poba Chairman Abu Naser Khan was also present at the press conference.
Welcoming the government for blocking rawhide supply to Dhaka’s Hazaribagh tanneries to force the entrepreneurs to shift the industries to Savar Tannery Estate, Poribesh Bachao Andolon (Poba) on Monday demanded stern legal actions if the tanneries are not relocated by April 10.
In a press conference at its Kalabagan office, Poba also demanded that the Environment Department to realise a fine of Tk 2,500 from the errant tannery units for polluting the Buriganga River, considered a lifeline for the capital. Earlier on Friday, police stopped rawhide supply to Dhaka’s Hazaribagh area as the tannery owners ignored consecutive deadlines to shift their factories to Savar Tannery Estate.
Following the move, Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) on Sunday proposed the Industries Ministry to allow the entry of rawhide at Hazaribagh till April 10. “The government should stand by the April 10 deadline for tannery relocation… hope the tanneries do not exist even for a day after the deadline,” said Poba secretary general Abdus Sobhan. If the tannery owners fail to abide by the deadline, the government should cancel their plots at the tannery estate, take stern legal steps, and snap the utility services, he recommended. Citing the provisions of the Environment Protection Act 1995, Abdus Sobhan also suggested that the Environment Department should realise Tk 2,500 as fine from the errant tanneries for polluting the Buriganga. Poba Chairman Abu Naser Khan was also present at the press conference.
