Abstract:
Rapid industrialization and urbanization d ~l~,~~ent
encroachment of industrial areas into residential a as or vice
verse have been identified as some of the major reasons for
environmental degradation in the urban areas in most of the
developing countries as the industries of these countries are
yet not fully exposed to the modern technologies for their
production processes and yet to adopt modern methods for the
overall management of industrial wastes.
Growth rate of urbanization in Bangladesh is one of the highest
in Asia.and by the end of this century it is expected to reach
26.4% which means around 37.3 million people of Bangladesh will
be living in urban areas. Most of the industries of Bangladesh
are already either in the existing urban areas or expected to be
within the urban areas by the end of this century. Industrial
development is essential for catering the needs of the growing
populations of Bangladesh. Unfortunately, the industries in
Bangladesh do not follow any systematic approach for managing
their wastes so it is feared that more people will be exposed to
the potential threat of environmental pollution which may
endanger their physical and mental health in future.
Realizing the gravity of the situation this study has been
initiated with the expectation that this study would help
formulating policies for industrial waste management in a
systematic and scientific way for Tejgaon Industrial Area and
which can be replicated for other industrial estates near the
urban areas of Bangladesh.
This study finds that there is an. urgent need and scope to
improve the present industrial waste management practices in
Tejgaon Industrial Area as the industries of this area do not
practice any scientific way for managing their produced wastes.
Moreover, the agencies involved in waste management task at area
level lack in adequate technical and nontechnical manpower,
necessary facilities and equipments and above all they are
starved with adequate budgetary allocations needed for their
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smooth functioning. Besides individual actions by the agencies
involved with out coordination among other agencies have made
the task more complicated. The enforcement activity of
environmental laws, standards for the IWM are extremely limited
in the country. The people living in the industrial areas or the
surrounding areas of industrial estates are not well informed
about the harmful effects of waste mismanagement. Industry owner
have been found reluctant to adopt scientific measures for waste
management in their respective industrial units.
From this study a model has been developed for industrial waste
management in TIA and roles of different organizations have been
identified. It has been observed that 3 levels of activities
viz., national level, area level and plant level activities are
necessary for integrated management of industrial wastes in TIA ..
A good coordination among the agencies and organizations
involved indifferent activities and a firm commitment from the
industry owners can help in better managing the industrial
wastes which are being produced in TIA
