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Legislation soon to stop illegal brick kilns: Forest Minister

SYLHET, Feb 23, 2019 (BSS)- Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Minister Shahab Uddin today said that a new legislation against brick kilns
is under progress .

“It will hopefully put an end to their harmful practice of emitting
pollutants that harm people’s health and the environment, ” he said.

“One of the main reasons of environment pollution are the brick kilns,
and most of them were established without proper planning.The new legislation
will be raised in parliament on Sunday,” said the minister at a discussion,
after visiting the ‘Sylhet Wildlife Conservation Centre’ today.

Shahab talked proposed alternatives to brick kilns as they are important
to the infrastructure of the country and said, “Only 10 brick kilns
facilitated by modern technology can supply bricks for the infrastructure of
the entire country”.

The minister hoped that the bill related to kilns will be passed soon by
the Jatiya Sangshad. He urged the Sylhet Forest Department and other relevant
authorities to take strict measures against the sand and rock cutting
machines, as they are harmful for the environment.

Officials of the Sylhet Forest Department, among others , were present
at the discussion.

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