HC asks for list of river polluters, encroachers
The High Court yesterday directed the authorities to prepare a list of polluters and encroachers of river Mayur in Khulna, and to place it to this court within four months.
Deputy commissioner of Khulna and director of department of environment of the district have to submit the list of polluters and encroachers of the river to the HC.
After hearing a writ petition, an HC bench also issued a rule upon the government authorities to explain within four weeks why it should not be directed to take punitive action against the polluters and encroachers of river Mayur.
The bench of Justice Mohammad Momtazuddin Ahmed and Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore came up with the rule and order in response to a writ petition filed by Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association.
The organisation filed the petition as public interest litigation on February 13 seeking necessary directives on the authorities to save the river Mayur from pollution and encroachment.
Advocate Iqbal Kabir Lytton appeared for the petitioner, while Deputy Attorney General Karunamoy Chakma stood for government.
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