A three-day international trade fair on water and wastewater treatment technology will begin in Dhaka on September 11.

At the fair, industry owners will be apprised of various features of different types of effluent treatment plants (ETPs), used for wastewater treatment, so that they can choose a sustainable and cost effective ETP for their factories, organisers said at a press conference in Dhaka yesterday.

The Department of Environment (DoE) in association with Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association, Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association, Bangladesh Textile Mills Association, Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association, Bangladesh Terry-towel Manufacturers Association, Bangladesh Tanners Association, and Bangladesh Finished Leather, Leather Goods and Exporters Association will organise the exhibition.

International Finance Corporation and SouthAsia Enterprise Development Facility will sponsor the event.

"Service providers for ETPs from home and abroad will showcase ETP-related technologies and models in the fair. Besides, seminars and workshops on ETP and its uses and maintenance will be organised on the sidelines of the show," DoE Director General Khandaker Rashedul Haque said.

He said it is possible to protect environmental pollution through setting up ETPs in manufacturing units, which discharge wastewater in rivers, canals and lakes.

The fair will remain open for visitors from 10am to 8pm everyday from September 11 to 13 at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre.