Under the special initiative of the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, the Department of Environment (DoE) has intensified mobile court operations across various districts to take strict action against air-polluting entities and illegal activities.
Today, January 13, two mobile courts were conducted in Jhalkathi, Dhaka, and Tangail against illegal brick kilns. Five cases were filed, resulting in fines amounting to BDT 13,00,000 (13 lakh). Operations of three brick kilns were shut down.
To control industrial pollution, a mobile court in Munshiganj imposed a fine of BDT 4,00,000 (4 lakh) on a steel/re-rolling mill. Several other factories were warned.
In operations against illegal lead/battery smelting, three mobile courts in Narayanganj and Dhaka imposed fines totaling BDT 3,80,000 (3.8 lakh) on seven establishments. Four factories were shut down, and four trucks of equipment were confiscated.
To curb emissions of black smoke, a mobile court in Dhaka’s Bijoynagar fined the drivers of four vehicles BDT 5,000 (five thousand).
For violations of air pollution control regulations, a mobile court in Jigatola fined one entity BDT 5,000 (five thousand) and issued warnings to three others.
In actions against the use of banned polythene, two mobile courts in Dhaka’s Shyamoli and Gopalganj fined one establishment BDT 5,000 (five thousand) and confiscated 45 kilograms of polythene. Ten establishments were issued warnings.
The Department of Environment remains committed to continuing such operations to combat air and environmental pollution.