Factory effluents in Adamdighi poisoned Iramti canal water

Adamdighi (Bogura) Correspondent :

Some auto rice mills and factories wastes have been discharged into Iramati Canal, causing the canal water to become toxic in Santahar Banana Bagan area of Adamdighi Upazila of Bogra .
Due to this, along with the fish in the canal, the toxic water of the canal is used to crops fields adjacent to the canal. As a result, those are destroyed, and the cows and goats die with diseases. It has been alleged that the pollution of the environment has taken a more deadly form due to the continuous discharge of waste and toxic water from auto rice mills and factories into the canal water.
According to the complaints of the villagers around the canal, the discharge of waste and toxic water from some factories including Baishakhi Auto Rice Mill, Bushra Auto Rice Mill, Ajmeri Flower Well Mill in the banana garden area of Santahar town of the upazila has caused severe environmental pollution. Due to the use of poisonous canal water, the people of several villages along the canal have lost their cows, goats, ducks and their crops are being destroyed. Besides, all kinds of fish and aquatic animals in the canal are dying.
It is known that several factories including Bogra Auto Rice Mill, Bushra Auto Rice Mill, Ajmeri Flower and Well Mill were set up in Santahar Town Banana Garden area of Bogra-Santahar Road Adamdighi Upazila. Although the authorities of these factories have installed nominal water treatment plants, there is no efficiency. The factories are discharging the waste and toxic water of those factories into the nearby Iramati Canal. This is causing environmental damage. Also, due to the poisonous nature of the water in the canal, the dead bodies of the Hindu community are being brought to cremation in Santahar town near the canal. Due to the discharge of waste and toxic water from auto rice mills and factories into Iramati Canal, the water has been polluted up to Tilakpur on the north side of the canal and Raktadah Bill on the south side for about 10 km.
The water of the canal is rotting and spreading a terrible stench. By doing this, Durgapur of Chatian village union of Adamdighi upazila, a village on the canal, Antahar, Hardam, Bagbari, Ghoradah, Khairabad of Santahar Municipality, Bashipur, Pauanta, Damdama of Santahar Union, Prasadkhali and Nagar Kusambi, Mirzapur and Nurnagar of Tilakpur Union of Naogaon district are suffering from severe environmental pollution.
Tapas Sarkar, a resident of Bashipur area of Santahar town near the canal, said that many of the villagers are suffering from various diseases including skin diseases due to the use of toxic water from factories. Sagar Khan, a resident of Damdama village near Raktdah Bill, said that the water from the factory is coming into the bill and the fish are dying.
He also said, if the toxic water is not stopped, the bill fish will become zero. When contacted Adamdighi Upazila Nirbahi Officer Tuktuk Talukdar said that no one has filed any complaint in this regard in his office, but he said that necessary action will be taken soon.
In Santahar Banana Bagan area of Adamdighi Upazila of Bogra, some auto rice mills and factory wastes have been discharged into Iramati Canal, causing the canal water to become toxic. Due to this, along with the fish in the canal, the toxic water of the canal is used, the crops of the fields adjacent to the canal are destroyed, and the cows and goats die with diseases. It has been alleged that the pollution of the environment has taken a more deadly form due to the continuous discharge of waste and toxic water from auto rice mills and factories into the canal water. According to the complaints of the villagers around the canal, the discharge of waste and toxic water from some factories including Baishakhi Auto Rice Mill, Bushra Auto Rice Mill, Ajmeri Flower Well Mill in the banana garden area of Santahar town of the upazila has caused severe environmental pollution. Due to the use of poisonous canal water, the people of several villages along the canal have lost their cows, goats, ducks and their crops are being destroyed. Besides, all kinds of fish and aquatic animals in the canal are dying. It is known that several factories including Bogra Auto Rice Mill, Bushra Auto Rice Mill, Ajmeri Flower and Well Mill were set up in Santahar Town Banana Garden area of Bogra-Santahar Road Adamdighi Upazila. Although the authorities of these factories have installed nominal water treatment plants, there is no efficiency. The factories are discharging the waste and toxic water of those factories into the nearby Iramati Canal. This is causing environmental damage. Also, due to the poisonous nature of the water in the canal, the dead bodies of the Hindu community are being brought to cremation in Santahar town near the canal. Due to the discharge of waste and toxic water from auto rice mills and factories into Iramati Canal, the water has been polluted up to Tilakpur on the north side of the canal and Raktadah Bill on the south side for about 10 km. The water of the canal is rotting and spreading a terrible stench. By doing this, Durgapur of Chatian village union of Adamdighi upazila, a village on the canal, Antahar, Hardam, Bagbari, Ghoradah, Khairabad of Santahar Municipality, Bashipur, Pauanta, Damdama of Santahar Union, Prasadkhali and Nagar Kusambi, Mirzapur and Nurnagar of Tilakpur Union of Naogaon district are suffering from severe environmental pollution. Tapas Sarkar, a resident of Bashipur area of Santahar town near the canal, said that many of the villagers are suffering from various diseases including skin diseases due to the use of toxic water from factories. Sagar Khan, a resident of Damdama village near Raktdah Bill, said that the water from the factory is coming into the bill and the fish are dying. He also said, if the toxic water is not stopped, the bill fish will become zero. When contacted Adamdighi Upazila Nirbahi Officer Tuktuk Talukdar said that no one has filed any complaint in this regard in his office, but he said that necessary action will be taken soon.