Ship-breaking policy next month: Barua
Industries Minister Dilip Barua yesterday said the government would finalise the ship-breaking and ship-recycling policy next month, which will help the sector grow and also protect the environment.
“The policy is aimed at ensuring environment-friendly green ship-breaking and ship-recycling industry in the country,” he said at a seminar at the Buet auditorium in the city.
The seminar titled 'Ship Recycling: Bangladesh Perspective' was arranged by Buet Naval Architect and Marine Engineering Department in cooperation with Ananda Shipyard Ltd.
Ananda Shipyard Chairman Dr Abdullahel Bari presented the keynote paper at the seminar, chaired by Prof Dr M Masud Karim of Buet Naval Architect and Marine Engineering Department.
Vice Chancellor Prof Dr SM Nazrul Islam, Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr M Habibur Rahman and head of Mechanical Engineering Department Prof Dr M Sadikul Bari also spoke at the seminar.
Dilip Barua in his speech as the chief guest said the government is utilising the experience of different ship-breaking nations including China in finalising the policy. “The government is committed to environment-friendly and science-based ship-recycling in the country.”
Other speakers in the seminar laid emphasis on building `pre-cleaning infrastructure' at the public level for ensuring environment-friendly ship-recycling in the country.
Currently, around 80 percent of old ships are being scrapped by the Asian countries including Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and China, they said.
The speakers also said 50 percent of the country's demand of steel is being met through the ship-breaking sector where some 25,000 people are directly employed.
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