The Department of Environment conducted an operation in Sonargaon, Narayanganj, to combat air pollution, imposing fines totaling 3lakh 30 ,thirty thousand taka on three steel mills.
The operation, led by Executive Magistrate and Senior Assistant Secretary Rezwan-ul-Islam from the Monitoring and Enforcement Wing of the Department of Environment, took place on Thursday, December 9. The team included officials from the Narayanganj District Police and the Department of Environment's Narayanganj office.
Assistant Director of the Department of Environment, Md. Rasel Mahmud, filed the prosecutions during the operation. A press release issued by the Deputy Director of the Narayanganj District Office, A.H.M. Rased, confirmed the details later in the afternoon.
The factories targeted during the operation were: Munta Steel Mills Limited, located in Nanakhi Baroibari, which was fined 2 lakh taka, Salam Steel Concast Re-Rolling Mills (Madanpur Unit) in Kanchpur, fined 1lakh taka and Rahim Steel Mills Limited, also in Kanchpur, fined 30 thousend taka.
According to the press release, these fines were imposed for violating Section 7(3) of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2021, under Section 15(2) of the Bangladesh Environmental Protection Act, 1995.
The Department of Environment stated that such actions against polluting factories in Narayanganj would continue to ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
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