The Department of Environment (DoE) in an enforcement drive yesterday fined the authorities of a rubber factory Tk 7 lakh for polluting the environment in its surrounding areas in Tejgaon industrial area.
This is for the first time DoE punished the authorities of any factory for odour pollution under the environment act, says a DoE media release.
According to the department, Northern Rubber Manufacturing Company Ltd has been polluting the surrounding areas where 120 families reside.
The department ordered to shut the factory's Reclaim Rubber Unit which emantes the malodour.
Led by Muhammed Munir Chowdhury, director (enforcement) of DoE, a team conducted the drive in the factory following complaints from residents of North Kunipara and Shantiniketan areas.
During the drive, the team found that the factory is emanating extreme malodour while recycling old rubber materials. Besides, the factory employees, workers and nearby residents are facing severe environment pollution as small particles of rubber are being discharged into the air.
The team also found that the factory authorities did not take any effective measure to control the pollution.
The factory is of the red-class category according to the environment act, as it manufactures rubber sheets, adhesive, and foam.
The DoE directed the factory authorities to install bio-filter, and dust collector to stop the pollution.
The factory authorities pledged to implement all the directives, the release added.
(Source: http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=173495)
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