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Polluting automobiles should be phased out

Experts tell seminar in city
Experts came up with a pack of suggestions, including phasing out of polluting automobiles. for cleaning the city atmosphere that is rated one of the worst in the world, reports UNB.
The recommendations came from a two-day seminar that ended in the city yesterday, stressing adequate measures for creating public awareness about different pollution problems of Dhaka city and motivating them to take measures for their mitigation
Trie concluding session of the seminar titled "Pollution Problems of Dhaka City and Mitigation Measures" also em phasised environmental education in different tiers of formal and non-formal education
The speakers said academics. professionals, policy planners. Dhaka WASA and municipal corporations. DOE. NGO Bureau. BRTA and other departments concerned should work in close cooperation for solving the pollution problems.
They called for launching coordinated research to identity sources and degrees of pollution. impact on human and ecosystem and develop appropriate measure to control the pollution.
Creation of database on environment and resources from different donor agencies should be tapped for RAD activities
"Studies should be undertaken to identify plant species that can be grown in different pollution zones and massive afforestation programme should be undertaken to bring marginal and vacant land in addition to pollution zones,"
Species should be identified as bio-indicator of specific pollution. the speakers said, adding that nutrient and biochemical analysis should be made to harness benefit from such plants.
The seminar suggested that research and development should be strengthened to utilise tanneries' solid waste
and slaughterhouse by product.
Export-oriented leather industry has a great potential of further expansion which is not possible in the small area of Hazaribagh. So future expansion should be planned outside Dhaka city as a separate industrial estate, they said.
The speakers viewed that efforts should be made to reduce the water utilisation in tanning process.
“Air quality of Dhaka city Is one of the worst in the world. Comprehensive research protocol should be Initiated to study the air quality and suggest remedial measures."
Suggested the participants: solid waste including polyethylene should be recycled and segregation of solid waste should be carried out
Regarding detergent use. the seminar viewed that regulation on the optimum use of detergent should be framed keeping in view its harmful effect on human health and environment.
It recommended that research activities should be geared up to monitor the pollution in soil and surface and ground water.
Automobiles creating pollution should be gradually phased out. the speakers said, suggesting that care should be taken for proper maintenance and fitness of the engines.
In order to reduce the use of polyethylene, the use of Jute products should be encouraged. Buriganga river should be saved from pollution and encroachment. the speakers said.
Dr Jashim Uddin Ahmed, retired Director and Head of Radiation Safety. International Atomic Energy Agency. Vienna, chaired the technical and recommendation session of the seminar. Jointly organised by Bangladesh Chemical Society (BCS) and BARC.
Dr S G Hassan. PSO. BARC. presented a paper on "pollution problems of Dhaka city and mitigation: with special reference to soil pollution" and Dr S A Tarafdar, CSO. BAEC. tabled a paper on "monitoring of air and surface pollution due to an-thropogemic activities."