Remove chemical factories from city
Environmentalists yesterday demanded immediate eviction of chemical factories and storehouses from old Dhaka to avoid any incident of fire and explosion in future, said a press release.
They placed the demand at a human chain programme titled 'Evict chemical product factories, storehouses and shops from residential areas' organised by the Poribesh Bachao Andolon (POBA) at the Nimtoli inferno spot in the city.
They said a number of untoward incidents occurred due to lack of proper management of chemical products. The incidents include explosion at chemical storehouse at Mokimbazar in Bangshal, Apex tannery at Hazaribagh and finally at Nimtoli that claimed over a hundred lives.
They blamed negligence of duty of government and authorities concerned for those incidents.
The people do not want to see any repetition of such tragic incidents. Eviction of chemical factories and chemical storehouses from the residential areas has turned into the people's demand, they said.
Other demands include formulation of time-befitting laws for chemical material production, storing, handling and transferring the industry out of the city.
Poba Chairman Abu Naser Khan and Coordinator Gazi Lutful Kabir Sumon, Nabab Katra Welfare and Ponchayet President Mohammad Shaheed, Green Mind Society President Ameer Hossain and Green Belt Secretary General Jashim Katabi spoke at the human chain.
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