Staff Reporter:
The interim government has decided to take short, mid and long-term plans along with several other measures to check air pollution in Dhaka and its surrounding areas.
“We have decided to formulate short, mid and long-term work plans to prevent air pollution,” En-vironment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said.
The decision was taken in the second meeting of the taskforce formed to formulate work plans and execute programs to check air pollution at the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry office in the capital with its Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan in the chair on May 14.
The Adviser said they have decided to take numerous measures that include planting environment-friendly trees in empty places, purchasing modern equipment to clean waste and roads aimed at preventing air pollution.
Rizwana, also the Water Resources Adviser said they have also decided to form a committee with representatives from city corporations, department of Forests, department of Environment, de-partment of Housing and Public Works, Armed Forces Division and Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) for the tree plantations.
“A pilot project has been taken to cover the bare places of Dhaka North and South, Narayanganj and Gazipur City Corporations with grasses”, she said.
