Close on heels of recommendation of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Environment to close the Savar Tannery Complex — in a bid to protect the environment, a parliamentary committee has called for the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSIC) Tannery Industrial Estate in Savar to be shut down temporarily due to inadequate waste management, the recommendation for which came at a recent meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change — the Environment Ministry has started taking steps to implement the same.
Media reports maintained this while adding that according to the decision of the 21st meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Environment, it was recommended to close the tannery complex on an emergency basis, even as it was also underlined that the issue of reopening may be considered in the future, if the complex is operated in accordance with the provisions of the law.
Meanwhile, BSIC Chairman has been requested to send a clear explanation as to why the Savar Tannery Complex will not be closed as per the recommendation of the parliamentary committee by 20 September.
