Seven shipbreaking yards in Chittagong have been fined a total of Tk
34.80 lakh for not complying with 56 conditions of Environment Clearance
Certificate.
Monowar Islam, director general of the Department of Environment (DoE),
awarded the fine at a hearing at the port city on Thursday.
Owners and representatives of the companies attended the hearing in
response to a summons issued by the DoE, reports our correspondent in
Chittagong.
United Ship Recycling Ltd was fined Tk 6.50 lakh, Shima Steel Tk 7 lakhs,
Mamun Steel Tk 5.50 lakh, Mahin Enterprise Tk 3.30 lakh, Al Safa Stee Millsl
Ltd Tk 3.50 lakh, KSB Steel Tk 2.50 lakh and Sayeed Steel Tk 6.50 lakh, Monowar
said at a press conference.
Besides, Mamun Steel was asked to halt scraping of ships until further
order and to remove two scrapped ships from Sitakunda shipbreaking yards, the
DG told reporters after the hearing at the DoE Chittagong office.
Earlier on Tuesday, the DoE summoned the seven owners seeking
explanations as to why they had not fulfilled the conditions mentioned in the
Environment Clearance Certificate.
Source: Daily Star. 25 October 2012
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