MOving Hazaribagh tannery to savar- Is that a solution??

1. NEW HORIZON
LET’S NOT MAKE DHALESHWARI THE OTHER
BURIGANGA
-SUMAIYA JABIN ;ABUL HOSSAN
HAZARIBAGH
POLLUTED ENVIRONMENT
CHROMIUM
OUTBREAK
DISEASE
EPIDEMIC
SAVAR AT PRESENT
 Highest waste disposal among other
industries with 80% chemicals released as
waste.
 20,000 cubic meter tannery effluent
disposed in nearby water body.
 232 tons of solid wastes dumped as
landfill.
 Causes allergy, eczema,
dermatitis etc.
 Cr in water causes damages to the
gills of fishes.
 Disrupts sugar metabolism and
causes heart condition.
 2 mil people die and 160 mil are affected every
year.
 Tannery workers have cancer risks between 20-
50%.
 According to HRW among the tannery workers of
Bangladesh 58% suffer from Gastrointestinal and
42% suffer from skin diseases.
Govt. has approved
relocation of 200
tanneries to the
Dhaleshwari river bank ,
some 6 km further
upstream from the
previously designated
area. No space for industries
like equipment and part
manufacturer.
 Failed accommodation
arrangement for workers
and staffs.
Only 80% work completed
on setting central liquid
affluent treatment plan.
 Central Effluent
Treatment Plant (CETP )
have not been completed
yet.
 No plans for disposing
solid wastes.
Wide spread pollution on
nearby villages and paddy
fields.
SAVAR AFTER
10 YEARS
UNLESS…….
 “Using everything and nothing
left”.
 Managing Chrome spilt and shaving.
 Minimizing waste generation.
 Maximizing return on by products.
REFERENCE:
•Tanners nightmare at Savar,Nadim
Hossain, Dhaka Tribune, 10th April,
2017
• Dhaleshwari must not become like
Buriganga, Ashif Islam Shaon, 9th
April, 2017
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