Illegal sand lifting threatens Ctg port operations

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Last week, the Chattogram Port Authority sought the intervention of the district administration and said port officials will lend a hand if raids on sand lifting are conducted. Inland shipping of goods through the Sandwip Channel has already been exposed to several risks." But the illegal sand extraction from the bay will ruin that as well. In the latest development on 4 January this year, Chattogram environment department officials visited the site and recommended legal action over the given situation. According to the department, the illegal sand extraction has not stopped due mainly to the involvement of local influential elements.
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