Industries Secretary Zakia Sultana announced that the Government will establish two new CETPs in Dhaka and one in Chittagong to safely and environmentally preserve hides.
“Every year around one crore animals are slaughtered during the Eid-ul-Adha while another one crore animals are slaughtered round the year across the country, so it needs more Centrally Effluent Treatment Plants (CETP) for perfect preservation and maintaining the quality of total 2 crore hides”, said Zakia Sultana.
While talking to newsmen during her visit to the BSCIC Tannery Industrial Park at Hemayetpur in Savar, she made the remarks.
“Leather conservation management has become more environmentally friendly this year than any time in the past. This has been possible due to the task force, formed to making recommendations and action plans for the development of the leather industry and the close monitoring and supervision of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce”, she added.
She went to Tannery Park on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha to check on the appropriate implementation of the task force committee’s directions for the administration of the leather industry and conservation, which brings in leather from all over the country.
According to Zakia Sultana, the BSCIC Tannery Industrial Park’s CETP is ready this time. Every module has undergone a comprehensive refurbishment, testing, and repair. Chemicals that are required are used to treat the liquid waste. Additionally, a biological therapy system is running.
She claimed that the relevant departments and district commissioners had met and received the appropriate orders to preserve hides locally using salt. In addition to the BSCIC providing free salt to madrasahs and orphans, a sufficient supply of salt has been set up throughout the nation.