Illegal embankment removed from river
Upon directives of the Department of Environment (DoE), local encroachers have removed a 200-foot embankment built illegally on the river Gaghot in the sadar upazila of Rangpur.
The structure erected for commercial use of sand transportation and trading was obstructing the natural flow of the river and threatening its aquatic life, says a press release.
The DoE summoned the river grabbers, including Mokhlesur Rahman and Abdul Monnaf of the upazila's Sit-Uttam village, to appear at its Dhaka office on January 31.
As they showed up, DoE Director (enforcement) Mohammed Munir Chowdhury warned them of penalty and cases if they do not remove the structure.
Recently, the grabbers removed the embankment and informed it to the DoE.
The department took the action after receiving complaints from the local people.
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