Karnaphuli Drydock fined Tk 50 lakh
The Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogram yesterday fined Karnaphuli Drydock Tk 50 lakh for damaging the environment by building vessels at its dockyard at Anwara upazila without any approval.
According to the DoE, they slapped the dockyard with a fine of Tk one crore in a hearing held on June 22 this year but re-set the fine to Tk 50 lakh after an appeal from the drydock owner.
Mohammad Moazzem Hossain, regional director of Chattogram DoE told The Daily Star that Karnaphuli Drydock has been building vessels for the last one and a half years.
They did not obtain necessary permit from the DoE for doing so, he added.
According to a press release, the dockyard used at least 10,000 square feet of space to build at least 29 vessels, damaging life in the river close to the yard.
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