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Legal action has been taken against 458 illegal brick kilns till March 10 as part of the implementation of the Ministry's 100 working-day special action plan.
"Of these 458 brick kilns, 209 have been shut down," Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury disclosed this information on Tuesday at a meeting held at the Secretariat to review the progress of the 100-day priority action plan programme.
He said that the campaign against more polluting brick kilns would continue using brick kiln trackers based on IT and remote sensing technology to control air pollution in the country, including Dhaka city.
Due to the use of technology, the officials concerned will not have the opportunity to choose brick kilns according to their own choice.
In the meeting, the Environment Minister directed the officials concerned to continue legal measures against construction firms, black smoke emitting transport and factories to control air pollution.
He directed the officials to announce the revised road map for the use of 100 per cent blocks in government construction and take necessary measures including communicating with the concerned departments to provide financial incentives to the entrepreneurs who produce blocks.
The minister wanted to know details from the concerned officials about the progress of various initiatives including single use plastic free declaration, online effluent treatment plant (ETP) monitoring, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) guidelines and formulation of National Waste Management Framework in the meeting.
The Minister also directed the officials for timely implementation of the priority programs to fulfill the ministry's commitment to the people.
Secretary of the Ministry Farhina Ahmed, Additional Secretary (Administration) Iqbal Abdullah Harun, were, among others, present at the meeting.