No more stone quarries to open in Sylhet: Adviser Rizwana
Published: 14 June 2025, 3:27:52
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said that the government will not open any more stone quarries in Sylhet.
“We will no longer allow stone extraction from areas of Sylhet that possess natural beauty and aesthetic appeal. Jaflong is an Ecologically Critical Area. For those involved in stone extraction here, we have already discussed with the Ministry of Tourism to create alternative employment opportunities that support eco-friendly tourism.”
Meanwhile, Muhammad Fauzul Kabir Khan, Adviser to Ministries of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, said the environment of Jaflong and its nearer areas is being destroyed by illegal stone quarrying.
Advise Fauzul Kabir said that the electricity connection of the illegal stone crusher in Jaflong will be disconnected.
Hearing the briefing of the two advisers, the stone workers held a protest.
