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Bangladeshi garment factories reduce groundwater use to 50 litres per kg of denim from 200

The government is considering charging industrial unit owners for water usage and will categorise industries based on water consumption while offering incentives for recycling initiatives, said Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan yesterday.