Staff Correspondent :
The Department of Environment has fined ACI Salt Tk 200,000 on
charges of environmental pollution in Rupganj, Narayanganj. The fine
was imposed and collected on Thursday (September 18) during a drive
led by Executive Magistrate and Rupganj Upazila Senior Assistant
Commissioner (Land), Mr. Md. Tarikul Alam.
The operation was carried out with the participation of Rupganj police
and officials from the Narayanganj District Office of the Department of
Environment. Inspector Titu Barua of the Department of Environment
conducted the required prosecution during the raid.
Deputy Director of the Department of Environment, Narayanganj
District Office, A.H.M. Rased, said that during the drive, it was found
that ACI Salt Limited, located in the Murapara area, was violating
Section 7(3) of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2021. As the
activities were deemed harmful to the environment, legal action was
taken against the company under Section 15(2) of the Bangladesh
Environment Conservation Act, 1995. The company was immediately
fined Tk 200,000, which was collected on the spot.
He further stated that such drives against polluting industries would
continue. Environmental pollution has long been a major problem in the
industrial zones of Narayanganj, negatively impacting both the local
environment and public health.
