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Tannery relocation in Bangladesh shifted pollution to Dhaleshwari river
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Did nature suffer? Not measured.
IMED reported that moving Bangladesh's tanneries solved one pollution crisis but caused pollution of the Dhaleshwari river, according to a 2024 TBS News report. The river is the nature at stake.
What?
Relocating tanneries solved one pollution problem and triggered pollution of the Dhaleshwari river, IMED said. TBS News
Where?
Dhaleshwari river, Bangladesh. TBS News
When?
TBS News report dated 2024; the relocation date is not given in the sources reviewed. TBS News
Who?
Gained
None on recordLost
None on recordHarmed
- Dhaleshwari river — Pollution after the tanneries were relocated TBS News
Why?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
The tanneries were relocated; the sources reviewed do not describe the discharge route. TBS News
6 of 6 questions answered from the record
What happened
The record, in order.
IMED, as reported by TBS News in 2024, said that relocating tanneries solved one pollution crisis and triggered another.
The second crisis is pollution of the Dhaleshwari river.
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What we don't know
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Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The sources reviewed do not name the tanneries, the relocation site or the relocation date.
- Not measured The sources reviewed give no measurements of pollution in the Dhaleshwari river.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not say who gained or lost from the relocation.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
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