DoE starts disconnecting utility services to tanneries

Responding to a High Court order, the Department of Environment (DoE) on Saturday started disconnecting utility services, including gas, power and water supply lines, to the tanneries in the city's Hazaribagh area, reports report agency UNB.

Five DoE teams started their drives around 9.00am, said Mir Alimuzzaman, officer in-charge of Hazaribagh police station.

Earlier on 6 March, the High Court directed the government to immediately shut down the Hazaribagh tanneries and disconnect all of their utility services, including gas line, power and water, as they missed several deadlines to relocate their factories to Savar.

Source: Prothom Alo