GAZIPUR: A mobile court on Wednesday (July 17) fined two steel mills in Gazipur on charge of polluting air.
Gazipur Executive Magistrate Chowdhury Mustafizur Rahman led the court.
Anwar Ispat Ltd in Kunia area and Elite Iron & Steel Industries Ltd in Sign Board area were fined taka three lakh, Gazipur Department of Environment (DoE) Research officer Md Ashraf Uddin told Banglanews.
The two factories have been polluting air for many days. Such drive against air pollution will be continued, said DoE Deputy Director Md Abdus Salam Sarker.
BDST: 1737 HRS, JUL 17, 2019
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