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Bangladesh the largest delta and fifth fresh water reservoir of the world is one of the fast growing countries. Her every single economic, social and other factor is continuously increasing year by year. According to the national statistics bureau the current GDP of Bangladesh is about 7.05% along with per capita income is about 1466 USD. This economical sustainability is considered as the foot note and backbone of present micro level haphazard development and growing environmental concerns.
Due to the growing economic smoothness at the macro level the infrastructure development is one of the major issues around the country. Statistics reflects that Bangladeshi construction industry is developing at a rate about 5.28% over the last couple of years. Brick is in the root of every infrastructure development project. The entire brick sector is contributing 1% of the country’s GDP and providing job opening for around 1 million people. The annual production capacity of the existing brick kilns is over 20 billion. According to DoE (Department of Environment) and BBMOA (Bangladesh Brick Making owners Association) new 1930 brick kilns were established at the time frame of last five years (2011-2015).
Though the brick sector is directly contributing to economy, it is now considered as one of the concerning sectors in terms of reducing agricultural land, deforestation, air pollution and GHG emission along with other social factors like labor right and gender violence at working field.
The unhygienic traditional burning process of the dried bricks is responsible for emitting about 11.59 million tons of CO2 in 2015. Brick sector is quoted as the largest GHC emitting source of the country over the last decades. A recent research finding of DoE circulated as public notice mentioned that 58% reason of polluting the country’s capital Dhaka’s air in terms of PM2.5 is the surrounded 1200 Brick kilns. Various studies has illuminated that an extensive number of brick kilns are illegally use fire wood as the fuel of kilns. UNDP mentioned the about 30% brick kilns of Bangladesh are dings so.
Another major concern of the current red bricks (clay fired) production is the consumption of agricultural top soil. Generally traditional brick making process requires the upper layer (6 inch – 24 inch) of the agricultural field-known as top soil. Different figures came out through different research conducted by research organization estimated that over 100 core cft agricultural top soil is required by this sector. UN estimated that everyday about 690 acre of agricultural land is truing as non agricultural land over the country. If such land transformation continuities national food security will face a huge strife to satisfy the demand of future population.
Now a question comes what should be the next steps for the young to conserve the food security for the upcoming generation while caring the environment? Various developments projects (ie Promoting sustainable Building in Bangladesh funded by EU, Improving Kiln Efficiency in Brick Making Industry of UNDP etc.) have already taken up in the different sectors. HBRI a government research organization has bring out different technologies which can be treated as and has the potential of being alternate of the red bricks. Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association is working in the field for the last decades and achieved remarkable success to resists the adverse impact caused by the brick kiln. Youths of Bangladesh can make themselves as a part of the organizations and work to improve traditional practices of the red bricks while also building awareness of the mass people.
Though the brick sector is directly contributing to economy, it is now considered as one of the concerning sectors in terms of reducing agricultural land, deforestation, air pollution and GHG emission along with other social factors like labor right and gender violence at working field.
The unhygienic traditional burning process of the dried bricks is responsible for emitting about 11.59 million tons of CO2 in 2015. Brick sector is quoted as the largest GHC emitting source of the country over the last decades. A recent research finding of DoE circulated as public notice mentioned that 58% reason of polluting the country’s capital Dhaka’s air in terms of PM2.5 is the surrounded 1200 Brick kilns. Various studies has illuminated that an extensive number of brick kilns are illegally use fire wood as the fuel of kilns. UNDP mentioned the about 30% brick kilns of Bangladesh are dings so.
Another major concern of the current red bricks (clay fired) production is the consumption of agricultural top soil. Generally traditional brick making process requires the upper layer (6 inch – 24 inch) of the agricultural field-known as top soil. Different figures came out through different research conducted by research organization estimated that over 100 core cft agricultural top soil is required by this sector. UN estimated that everyday about 690 acre of agricultural land is truing as non agricultural land over the country. If such land transformation continuities national food security will face a huge strife to satisfy the demand of future population.
Now a question comes what should be the next steps for the young to conserve the food security for the upcoming generation while caring the environment? Various developments projects (ie Promoting sustainable Building in Bangladesh funded by EU, Improving Kiln Efficiency in Brick Making Industry of UNDP etc.) have already taken up in the different sectors. HBRI a government research organization has bring out different technologies which can be treated as and has the potential of being alternate of the red bricks. Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association is working in the field for the last decades and achieved remarkable success to resists the adverse impact caused by the brick kiln. Youths of Bangladesh can make themselves as a part of the organizations and work to improve traditional practices of the red bricks while also building awareness of the mass people.
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