PIL/2024/006

River Protection

Verdict Given Urgent priority

Case summary

Subject

Padma River Embankment

River

Division

Dhaka

Filing date

Feb 10, 2024

Court / tribunal

High Court Division

Progress

Verdict: May 15, 2024
Compliance: Jun 15, 2024
Timeline entries: 0
Enforcement: Water Development Board

Case parties

Complainant

Water Development Board

Respondent

Sand Miners

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Court Verdict

Mining banned within 500m of embankment

Implementation Plan

Enforcement agency

Water Development Board

Officer in charge: Mr. Karim

Action plan

Stop illegal sand mining and repair embankment

Budget

৳10,000,000

Manpower

40 personnel

Equipment

Heavy Machinery, Monitoring Eq...

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Days since filing 811

Days since verdict 716

Days to deadline Overdue

Timeline entries 0

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