CHATTOGRAM, August 18, 2019 (BSS) – The Department of Environment (DoE) today ordered shutdown of Asian Paper Mills for polluting water of Halda River by dumping waste in it.
DoE director Azadur Rahman Mallik, issued the order after a hearing on the matter.
DoE assistant director, Muktadir Hasan, told BSS that Asian paper mill factory has been dumping untreated wastewater into a water body Halda river polluting water Of Halda.
Earlier, DoE set four conditions including construction of an Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) at their factory but the authority failed to meet the condition.
DoE ordered factory owners to stop production as it failed to meet four conditions, he added.
The authority also ordered to immediately implement a proper waste management system, continue running the ETP by fixing the flaws in it, and initiate a sludge removing system, he added.
The paper mill is located at Nondirhat area of Hathazari upazila in the district.