The ministry submitted the account of the damage caused by the forcibly displaced Myanmar people to the parliamentary standing committee on the ministry on Tuesday. It says hills, water bodies and beach in Cox's Bazar also suffered environmental damage due to the Rohingya exodus from violence-torn Rakhine State of Myanmar. The total environmental damage would be larger," he said. He said the ministry has been asked to assess the other environmental damage and submit another report in the next meeting. Committee member Tipu Sultan said it recommended providing the Rohingyas with stoves in order to save fuel and reduce cutting of woods.

Source: bd News24 October 10, 2017 20:03 UTC