The Department of Environment, or DoE, has imposed a fine of about Tk 100 million on Chattogram Development Authority for razing hills beyond the approved limit to construct roads.
The DoE’s Director of Monitoring and Enforcement wing Rubina Ferdousi set the fine after a hearing on the matter at its headquarters in Dhaka on Wednesday.
The development authority faces the fine for damaging the biodiversity, surface soil and binding capacity of the hills by razing it, the DoE said in a statement, reports bdnews24.com.
