PM for stern action against industries without ETPs
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina asked the Department of Environment (DoE) Tuesday to take stern action against those industries which haven't installed effluent treatment plants (ETPs) yet, reports UNB.
"The degradation of the environment will not be tolerated for a person or quarter," she said while formally opening the campaign for electing the Sundarbans to the Seven Natural Wonders of the World and distributing National Environment Medal 2010 at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
She said that the government has made it mandatory for all industries to install ETPs to avert environment pollution.
Hasina noted that at present only the divisional headquarters have the office of DoE. "Within a short time we will open DoE offices in 21 districts and gradually it will expand to all districts," she said.
The Prime Minister also directed the authorities concerned to implement necessary acts and regulations along with increasing awareness among the people about preservation of the environment and bio-diversity.
Sheikh Hasina said her government has plans to build up echo-tourism centreing the Sundarbans which will contribute to the national economy creating job opportunities for Bangladeshis and attracting tourists from both home and abroad.
Sheikh Hasina has called upon all to vote for the world's biggest mangrove forest Sundarbans to include in the Seven Natural Wonders of the World list.
"The degradation of the environment will not be tolerated for a person or quarter," she said while formally opening the campaign for electing the Sundarbans to the Seven Natural Wonders of the World and distributing National Environment Medal 2010 at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
She said that the government has made it mandatory for all industries to install ETPs to avert environment pollution.
Hasina noted that at present only the divisional headquarters have the office of DoE. "Within a short time we will open DoE offices in 21 districts and gradually it will expand to all districts," she said.
The Prime Minister also directed the authorities concerned to implement necessary acts and regulations along with increasing awareness among the people about preservation of the environment and bio-diversity.
Sheikh Hasina said her government has plans to build up echo-tourism centreing the Sundarbans which will contribute to the national economy creating job opportunities for Bangladeshis and attracting tourists from both home and abroad.
Sheikh Hasina has called upon all to vote for the world's biggest mangrove forest Sundarbans to include in the Seven Natural Wonders of the World list.