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Plans to relocate Bangladesh tanneries face historical opposition

22/08/2002

In Bangladesh, the government has announced a project to move 200 tanneries from the Hazaribagh area to Savar by 2005. The proposal comes as part of efforts to halt impending environmental damage.

The responsibility for implementing the project was given to The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC). According to industry officials, the BSCIC has considerable experience setting up 'industrial villages' of this kind.

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