Realtors cut hills again
The environment department officials detected 3 hill-cutting incidents during a drive in Sylhet sadar upazila yesterday.
The hillocks are Khondakertila at Bohor area, Brindartila at South Islampur area and Jojertila at Khadimnagar area of the city.
Mohammad Munir Chowdhury, Enforcement Director of Department of Environment (DoE) Dhaka, led the drive with police and local DoE officials.
Greeenland Housing, a local housing company, is constructing buildings on the Khondaker tila levelling the hillock. Managing Dircetor Khondaker Mohammad Kamruzzaman, Ratan Moni Mohanta, Wahidur Rahman and Delwar Hossain of the housing had already been asked to appear before the environment directorate in the capital on February 26.
Munir Chowdhury asked the housing authority to appear before him on February 25 along with documents in support of the housing project.
Later the team visited Surma riverbank on Kushighat area and found the bank was being dug for brick kilns. The officials ordered to stop earth collection from the riverbank.
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