C T Online Desk: An aerial view of MALI Brick kiln on Halda bank in Raozan.
A brick kiln adjoining the Halda river bank in Raozan grown up showing the elder finger to the only fish breeding centre , now named Bangabandhu Fish Heritage of the country. Halda is the lone fish breeding centre of Bangladesh . Lack of monitoring the illegal location of brick kilns on the banks of halda , the unscrupulous businessmen are occupying the river bank aimed at anti-diversity based installations . As a result the terms and conditions of the Bangabandhu Heritage turns ineffective. After assessing the areas adjoining Halda river bank at Mokamipara of Noapara union of Raozan upazila , a large brick Kiln named A.Ali Bricks doing random business by producing bricks destroying the bio-diversity and environment. Mentionable that during the joint operation of district and upazila administration evicted this brick kiln on March 10 last year but after a fortnight, the owner reinstalled that brick kiln showing father finger to the administration which is violation of Section 8 of Brick Kiln Act-2013. Due to firing of bricks by wood and coal and indiscriminate movement of dredger in river bed for clays , the river water being polluted causing biodiversity which is repugnant to law. While contacted an official of Department of Environment told this correspondent that the evicted brick kiln can not be operative in same place and location and we will investigate the matter after getting any complaints from the locality. UNO of Raozan Abdus Samad Sikder told that they will enquire the matter immediately and no installations will be allowed on Halda river bank which may cause environment pollution and bio-diversity.
