Govt strengthens wildlife and forest conservation programmes: Shahab Uddin
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DHAKA, Mar 11, 2021 (BSS) – Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin today said the government has strengthened the programmes of wildlife and forest conservation aiming to build a prosperous Bangladesh.
“To ensure a sustainable forest management, illegal forest dwellers must get out of the forests. I seek cooperation from all to recover forest land from encroachers and conserve these forests,” he told a discussion in the capital.
The Forest Department arranged the discussion titled, “Sustainable Forest and Prosperous Bangladesh” at Bana Bhaban, Agargaon, marking the golden jubilee of the country’s independence.
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Rubbish collectors dump and sort wastes adjacent to a road of Mitford Hospital in Dhaka prompting concerns for hygiene and cleanliness. The photo was taken on Tuesday. Sony Ramany
The air quality in the city of Dhaka has been extremely hazardous for public health for over 10 years as the government could not contain the sources of pollution despite taking various projects and plans.
According to greens and public health experts, the air quality score has remained four to seven times higher than the acceptable limit of 50 for most of the year for many years even after a Tk 802.25 crore clean air and sustainable environment project was implemented for the city.