Two factories fined for not setting up ETP
The Department of Environment (DoE) officials yesterday fined two factories in Gazipur Tk 29 lakh for not setting up Effluent Treatment Plants (ETP) and dumping waste of the factories to low land without refining them.
The officials conducted the sudden drive as part of ongoing operation to prevent environment crimes fined the factories at Moghalkhan under sadar upazila in the district for dumping crude waste in agriculture land and low land without refining, says a press release.
The owners of two factories--Fartex Dyeing Ltd and Borak Washing Plant--have not set up ETP nor stopped releasing waste to the low land despite repeated notices by the DoE officials.
Fartex Dying Ltd has been running production without environmental certificate for last seven years while Borak Washing Plant was doing it for five years.
The factories were directed to set up ETP and stop dumping of waste immediately with the warning of taking punitive actions against owners and disconnecting electricity, gas and water connections.
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