Nearly 500 families breathing easier after closure of polluting factory in Habiganj
The factory belongs to MAAR (Maize Advance Argo Refineries) Limited, a dry starch manufacturing company in Habiganj. Photo: Mintu Deshwara
Residents near Ekhtiyarpur canal in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj can now finally breathe a sigh of relief after a factory in the vicinity was shut down for polluting the environment with industrial waste.
There have been several incidents of people falling ill due to the stench from the pollution of Maar Limited s factory, which used to dump industrial waste in the canal that connects with Balbhadra, Kanai, Khasti and Meghna rivers, said Abdul Qayyum, a resident of the area.
Register on Co-WIN portal for vaccine and wait: Karnataka Health Minister tells 18 to 44 yr-olds
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April 30, 2021
Bengaluru, Apr 30: Covid-19 vaccination for the age group of 18-45 will not begin from May 1 in Bengaluru and rest of Karnataka as earlier announced, Health Minister Dr Sudhakar told reporters here on Friday.
He asked those aged between 18 to 44 years to register on the Co-WIN portal and wait for the government to inform them once stocks arrive. Out of around 99.5 lakh doses, more than 95 lakh doses have been administered. Our vaccine wastage percentage is only 1.4 per cent. Yesterday, four lakh doses have arrived. I ve been informed that we have around six lakh doses with us, he said.
Mangaluru: Lightning strike claims lives of two children
coastaldigest.com news network
April 22, 2021
Mangaluru, Apr 22: Two boys who sustained serious injuries after lightning struck them while playing outside their house at Indiranagar in Haleyangadi on the outskirts of the city died in hospital.
Nihan (5), son of Mansoor from Hejamady and Maruti (6), son of Durgappa from Gangavati are the victims.
The young boys were playing in front of their houses on April 20 when the lightning struck injuring both of them. Luckily none of the other children who were playing with the two boys was hurt.
The injured boys were initially admitted to a private hospital at Mukka were later rushed to another private hospital in Mangaluru.
Mangaluru: Lightning claims life of 5-yr-old boy; another critical
coastaldigest.com news network
April 21, 2021
Mangaluru, Apr 21: One of the two boys who sustained serious injuries after lightning struck them while playing outside their house at Indiranagar in Haleyangadi last evening has died.
Police said on Wednesday that the deceased boy is Nihan (5), son of Mansoor of Hejamady. The condition of another boy Marutesh (6) is said to be critical.
The boys who were initially admitted to a private hospital at Mukka were later rushed to another private hospital in Mangaluru.
Both the boys were put on artificial respiration as the lightning strike had impaired their brain functioning.
Madhabpur Upazila Nirbahi Officer Fatema-Tuj Johra sealed off the factory this afternoon, reports our Moulvibazar correspondent.
Deputy Commissioner s Representative Executive Magistrate Shamsuddin Mohammad Reza and Mominul Islam, inspector of Department of Environment (DoE), among others, were present.
Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) earlier filed a writ petition with the High Court alleging that waste from MAAR Ltd was polluting the water and environment of the local Ekhtiyarpur canal.
On March 15, the High Court ordered the government to immediately stop operations of MAAR Limited for polluting environment at Shappur in Habiganj s Madhabpur upazila.
In response to a writ petition, the court asked the authorities concerned to assess the environmental and ecological damage caused by MAAR Ltd in the area and to submit the assessment report before this court in 60 days on receiving copy of the order.