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The Central Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) of Savar Tannery Industrial complex is discharging around 15,000 cubic metres of untreated waste liquid directly into the Dhaleshwari per day.
After around two decades and countless deadlines, a tannery estate with a fully functioning CETP that would ensure the environment is not ravaged by toxic waste is still a far cry from what was planned.