A proposed raze-to-energy plant challenge in Char Bakalia — a miniature island by the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram – has been scrapped, stated the district administration.
Environmentalists had been stressful the cancellation of the challenge due to concerns over hurt to biodiversity and river pollution.
The Chattogram City Company (CCC) had planned to originate the energy plant on the newly shaped char thru a non-authorities organisation and submitted an utility to the Ministry of Land for the allocation of 35 acres of land for the challenge.
Nonetheless, the Ministry of Land rejected the utility.
Later, the Chattogram District Administration despatched a letter to the upazila govt officer (UNO) of Boalkhali Upazila on 3 October to rob principal measures on this regard.
“The decision used to be taken to guard the atmosphere and in compliance with the court’s shriek to guard the river. The Ministry of Land has suggested us thru a letter that the challenge proposal has been rejected,” Mohammad Rajib Hossain, senior assistant commissioner (income deputy collector) and govt Justice of the Peace of the district administration, told The Industry Traditional at the brand new time (6 October).
“We possess now suggested the fervent events regarding the decision,” he added.
In accordance to the letter from the Ministry of Land, setting up the plant on Char Bakalia would perchance per chance moreover potentially contaminate the river water and scheme off critical injury to the ecological steadiness, along side biodiversity.
Therefore, the proposal to scheme up a energy plant on 35 acres of land has been rejected.
Sheikh Mohammad Tauhidul Islam, chief govt officer of CCC, told TBS, “The district administration has suggested us regarding the matter.”
Aliur Rahman, general secretary of the Chattogram River and Canal Security Experience, stated in 2019, the High Court declared rivers as residing entities.
In accordance to Article 18(a) of the Constitution, there might perchance be an obligation to guard the atmosphere, pure resources, biodiversity, wetlands, forests, and natural world, he stated.
“So, environment up a energy plant on a char right thru the river is illegal. We possess now been stressful this. By some means, the cancellation of the challenge will effect the Karnaphuli from destruction.”
