The Department of Environment (DOE) yesterday, fined six brick kilns at South Keraniganj on the capital's outskirts, a total of Tk 18 lakh for polluting the air and altering characteristics of flood plains.
An enforcement team of DoE led by its Director Mohammad Munir Chowdhury fined the owners of Nobin Bricks, Nirman Bricks, MMB Bricks, Sonartori Bricks, Mollah Bricks and National Bricks Company, said a press release.
They have been operating for the past six years without DoE certificates, licences by deputy commissioner or approval of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI).
Each kiln produces around 2.5 crore units of bricks per annum.
This require at least 20,00,000 cubic feet of soil and 60,000 gallons of water as raw material, which are extracted from nearby river banks and agricultural land.
Despite repeated notifications by the DoE, the brick kilns owners did not replace the system with modern chimneys which reduces the emission of carbon.
Around 50 such traditional brick kilns are located in this area.
Source : The Daily Star
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