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Aslamul Haque was building these two institutions occupying the banks of Buriganga and Turag and the floodplains at Shyamlapur from Savar, Washpur and Ghatarchar from Keraniganj.
According to the report of the National River Protection Commission, based on the Supreme Court ruling and law, the Mayisha Power Station and EMS have built a total of 54,017 acres of land on Buriganga-Turag River lands, riverbanks and floodplains in Washpur, Ghatarchar and Shyamlapur mouzas of Keraniganj. The facility will be vacated immediately.
At the same time, it was recommended to rescue rivers and floodplains in case of emergency. It was recommended that eviction and rescue operations initiated by BIWTA be completed with priority.
In case of failure or negligence to remove the facility within the stipulated time, the eviction campaign will be carried out without delay under the leadership of the Deputy Commissioner. Aslamul Haque’s request to BIWTA) or the complainant will be required to support.
Location of the ‘Arisha Economic Zone’ under construction in the project proposal
This was recommended by the report presented by the National River Protection Commission for presentation in the Superior Court.
Manzil Morshed, a lawyer for the commission, told bdnews24.com: “The report was finalized on November 9 after a joint survey on September 16 and 17. The report will be presented to the relevant bank on Thursday or next Sunday. National River Protection Commission has recommended 10 points in the report “.
In 2016, an application was submitted to the Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority under the Prime Minister’s Office to convert Arisha into an economic zone.
After the approval of the Prime Minister’s Office, the construction of this private economic zone began on 51.0121 acres of land in Shyamlapur Mouza (adjacent to the bank of the Turag River). On April 3 last year, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina also inaugurated the construction works.
Faced with this situation, BIWTA issued a notice to the Arisha authorities on August 23 and asked them to evict the facility from the river lands within seven days. At the same time, it was requested to remove the filled soil and return the land to its previous state.
If the Arisha Economic Zone does not do the work within seven days, BIWTA will evict you. Arisha will have to bear the cost of this eviction.
After receiving this notice, Arisha authorities responded on August 28.
In response, Turag denied the land grabbing allegations and proposed a joint study of the disputed area. But when BIWTA did not respond, Aslamul Haque filed a writ petition in Superior Court.
Following the hearing of the writ of writ, on September 2, the Superior Court suspended the construction of the Arisha Economic Zone and prohibited the BIWTA from vacating the zone under construction.
In March, BIWTA launched an operation to evict an illegal facility established by Aslamul Haque in Charwashpur in Keraniganj on the western bank of the Buriganga, after which the ruling Awami League deputy went to court and arrested it.
With this status quo for 10 days, the court ordered a joint study on the disputed land. The Superior Court ordered BIWTA.
After that, the survey was conducted with representatives of BIWTA, Bangladesh Water Development Board, Department of Land Records and Studies, Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority, Capital Development Authority, Organization Bangladesh-Sparsor Space Research and Remote Sensing, under the leadership of the Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka.
According to the survey, Burisha Ganga, 12.84 acres of Turag, 8.9212 acres of coastal land and floodplains, and a total of 54.017 acres of land under the Capital Development Authority DAP, including the Mayisha Power Plant and Economic Zone Arisha’s private.
According to the report, MP Aslamul Haque MP’s disputed land is in the middle of the river bank (Forshore). Therefore, it was not legal to build any facilities or change the class on the legally disputed land. But the Mayisha Power Station and the Arisha Private Economic Zone, owned by the Aslamul Haque MP, have violated it.
Furthermore, according to the Ports Law-1906, Ports Rules-198, no person or organization has the authority to take any action in the port area or the border without the permission of the river port curator. Such activities are completely contrary to the Port Law of 1908, the Port Rules 198, the Inland Navigation Ordinance 198.
According to the report, changing the classification of river floodplains due to flooding or damage to river banks and low-lying areas is a punishable offense under the Environmental Protection Act of 1995 and the Natural Reservoirs Act of 2000. .
The report further said that if the Arisha Private Economic Zone is fully established, the adverse effects on the biodiversity of the Buriganga and Turag rivers will be more pronounced. Even shipping lanes and opportunities will be further reduced.
Therefore, in order to protect the Buriganga and Turag rivers, the construction works for the Mayisha Power Station and the Arisha Private Economic Zone must be stopped immediately.
If Aslamul Haque himself does not evict all his illegal establishments, the eviction will be carried out in such a way and his expenses will be recovered from the MP, said the report of the National Commission for River Protection.
The issue of environmental authorization for the construction of the Mayisha Power Station and the Arisha Private Economic Zone has also been highlighted in the report of the National River Protection Commission.
In this context, it has been said that the authorization has been renewed by the Department of the Environment for the construction activities of the Mayisha Power Plant and the Arisha Private Economic Zone located on the banks of the Buriganga and Turag rivers.
This has started to have a serious impact on the environment and the environment, which will take a more pronounced form in the future.
The report cites the construction of the Mayisha Power Station and the Arisha Private Economic Zone as a clear violation of the 1995 Environment Act (as amended 2010) and the 1997 Environmental Protection Regulations and a crime.
It has been said that even knowing the terrain of the river, it is not reasonable to grant environmental authorization without evaluating the location and environmental impact; Which is against the law.
It was not even discussed with BIWTA, Water Development Board, RAJUK or subject to permission from the National River Protection Commission.
The report further said that since the Department of the Environment did not grant environmental authorization to the Arisha Private Economic Zone, it was a clear violation of the 1997 Environmental Protection Rules to grant authorization to the zone despite approval from the Arisha Authority. the Bangladesh Economic Zone.
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