Bangla HC stays toxic ship's entry
Bangladesh High Court has stayed beaching of the Green Peace-listed hazardous ship MT Enterprise.
By ET Bureau |
Bangladesh High Court has stayed beaching of the Green Peace-listed hazardous ship MT Enterprise. This followed Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) filing a writ challenging the No Objection certificate (NoC) given by the department of shipping regarding entry of the ship.
MT Enterprise is enlisted as one of the 50 dangerous ships in a chart prepared by the Green Peace. The HC division bench also directed the government agencies to show cause as to why the issuance of NoC would not be declared arbitrary, discriminatory, unlawful, and against public and national interest.
The agencies have also been directed to explain why they should not be directed to prevent the entry of any of the remaining hazardous vessels as listed by the Green Peace into the territorial waters of Bangladesh and also to frame necessary rules and regulations on ship breaking.
In last two years, three ships listed as hazardous by the Green Peace -- the SS Norway, MT Alfaship and MT Aspheron -- were either refused entry into Bangladesh territory by the government or were sent back following protests from the environmentalists.
MT Enterprise is enlisted as one of the 50 dangerous ships in a chart prepared by the Green Peace. The HC division bench also directed the government agencies to show cause as to why the issuance of NoC would not be declared arbitrary, discriminatory, unlawful, and against public and national interest.
The agencies have also been directed to explain why they should not be directed to prevent the entry of any of the remaining hazardous vessels as listed by the Green Peace into the territorial waters of Bangladesh and also to frame necessary rules and regulations on ship breaking.
In last two years, three ships listed as hazardous by the Green Peace -- the SS Norway, MT Alfaship and MT Aspheron -- were either refused entry into Bangladesh territory by the government or were sent back following protests from the environmentalists.
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