Relocation of chemical factories, warehouses from Old Dhaka will not happen this yearThe ‘BSCIC Chemical Industrial Park’ project, designed to shift the chemical factories and warehouses from Old Dhaka following the Nimtali and Churihatta fire tragedies, has its June 2022 deadline delayed for another year, bdnews24.com reports. Therefore, shifting the chemical factories and warehouses from Old Dhaka can only begin in 2025. “Also, a BSCIC study done at that time showed 1,525 chemical factories and warehouses and 600 colour factories and warehouses are in use in Old Dhaka. After the tragic blaze in Old Dhaka’s Nimtali in 2010, the government took the initiative to shift chemical factories and warehouses, plastic and other factories from Old Dhaka. Mayor Taposh also said they urged the government to shift the plastic and chemical businesses from Old Dhaka as soon as possible as they are losing revenue while the businesses are run in Old Dhaka.

Source: bd News24 February 21, 2022 20:04 UTC