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MACH-Pollution-II ISMP |
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Division:
Environment Development Integration Status: Ongoing Project Title: MACH - Pollution - II - ISMP Partner: Stockholm Environment Institute at York, University of Leeds and Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS). Donor/Funder: DFID and USAID Project In-Charge: Mr. M.A. Mahmood Project
Description: The program runs under the title "Managing Pollution from Small and Medium Scale Industries". This project is running in collaboration with the Management of Aquatic-Ecosystems through Community Husbandry (MACH Project), a government of Bangladesh Project supported by USAID. The project aims to improve management of natural resources through the spread of community management practices. MACH aims to enhance community based wetlands and water resource management, which reported Pollution problems at Kaliakoir Upazilla in Gazipur District. The report says about heavy degradation of echo system in Mokesh Beel area and Turag River. Based on the report the project undertook pollution studies which identified local tannery and textile Industries as the primary polluters. The project utilizes an approach which tackles both the causes of Pollution, through developing changes to the production process with the industrialists and effects of pollution through industry and community based mitigation measures. The
work involves consensus building and dispute resolution, community
awareness and mobilization, cleaner production auditing and community
based pollution mitigation and monitoring. Time
Period:
Started in 1999 and will continue till 2006. Outputs: a. Identification of pollution reduction measures. b. Recycling options of selected waste stream. c. Identification of alternative raw materials and process. d. End of pipe analysis of effluent and based on the result optimization of Effluent treatment Plant. e. Creating awareness among the community, buyers and DoE. For Further Information: Mr.
M. A. Mahmood |