Industrial wastes turning B'baria croplands barren
Wednesday, 4 July 2007
Our Correspondent
BRAHMANBARIA, July 3: Untreated waste released from the industrial estate in Brahmanbaria is polluting the environment and damaging croplands in a vast area.
A team led by local union parishad Chairman Mubarok Munshi submitted a memorandum to the deputy commissioner (DC) of the district demanding immediate action regarding the pollution from industrial waste.
The DC assured them of all possible measures to improve the situation, official sources said.
Earlier, farmers of near by Sabuj prokalpo (an irrigation project) made repeated appeals to the concerned government authorities and owners of the industrial units but it had no effect.
Recently, at least 10 people were injured in a clash between farmers and industrial workers centering the pollution from industrial waste. Police arrested two persons. There was no further action.
Sources said, the lands are gradually turning barren as toxic waste including sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate are flowing into the croplands. Besides, the waste from the industrial estate flows into canals and Titas river, destroying fish resources in the water bodies.
BRAHMANBARIA, July 3: Untreated waste released from the industrial estate in Brahmanbaria is polluting the environment and damaging croplands in a vast area.
A team led by local union parishad Chairman Mubarok Munshi submitted a memorandum to the deputy commissioner (DC) of the district demanding immediate action regarding the pollution from industrial waste.
The DC assured them of all possible measures to improve the situation, official sources said.
Earlier, farmers of near by Sabuj prokalpo (an irrigation project) made repeated appeals to the concerned government authorities and owners of the industrial units but it had no effect.
Recently, at least 10 people were injured in a clash between farmers and industrial workers centering the pollution from industrial waste. Police arrested two persons. There was no further action.
Sources said, the lands are gradually turning barren as toxic waste including sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate are flowing into the croplands. Besides, the waste from the industrial estate flows into canals and Titas river, destroying fish resources in the water bodies.