Greater Dhaka has been a major engine of growth and prosperity in Bangladesh, representing more than 40% of Bangladesh's national GDP. This rapidly growing city of 12 million inhabitants has also emerged as a major hub for over 7000 small and medium scale industries.

The UK government has pledged to commit around $150 million to the Multi-Donor Trust Fund to be formed by Bangladesh to cope with the climate change.

Speaking in parliament, State Minister for Environment and Forest Mostafizur Rahman said formation of the fund is now at the final stage with donor agencies and countries promising the government necessary financial assistance.

Manish Sirhindi

Large amounts of industrial pollutants being drained into the Western Yamuna Canal (WYC) here have become a source of misery not only for local residents but also for those living downstream of the canal.

Jyotika Sood
The much-awaited National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) report, on which industrialists, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and the state government have been banking upon, clearly states that no direct discharge, be it domestic sewage or industrial effluents, should be allowed in Buddha Nullah.

Industrial town spent Rs 2 crore on flow meters that no one monitors THE industrial units of Pali town in Rajasthan were made to install meters to measure the amount of effluents they discharge. But no one is monitoring them. The Rajasthan high court ordered installation of flow meters in April 2008 to check industrial effluents from entering the Bandi river. It said the effluents

Chhattisgarh Governor ESL Narashimhan has expressed concern over the rise in pollution level, which has become a life hazard for people, specially in Raipur.

NEW DELHI: As against the need to install 15 common effluent treatment plants in Delhi, only 10 have been set up so far for the 51 industrial areas of the Capital at a cost of Rs.256 crore.

Indiscriminate discharge of liquid waste by the industries in and around Konabari industrial zone has ruined a large part of the Turag river and Baimail Jheel, causing immense suffering to residents living on the banks.

Industrial liquid waste and black smog created by brick kilns have doubled the sufferings and even compelled many to move their houses.

Ludhiana One and a half years ago, he was ridiculed for proposing the revival of the common effluent treatment plant (CETP) in Focal Point.

Industries got a whacking yesterday as experts and environmentalists maintained that rivers around Dhaka are getting polluted wholesale by industrial waste. Even industries with effluent treatment plants do not run those facilities.

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