Factory fined Tk 19.5 lakh for polluting canal
The department of environment (DoE) yesterday fined a dyeing factory Tk 19.5 lakh for polluting Karna Para canal in Savar, the outskirts of the capital.
Bangladesh Dyeing Ind Ltd was also given an ultimatum of 24 hours to initiate the functioning of ETP.
A team of the DoE conducted the drive around 1:00pm, says a press release.
The team found that toxic liquid waste of red, blue, and purple colour from the industry was flowing into the canal.
Mentionable, The Daily Star recently ran a story on the canal pollution.
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