The Department of Environment (DOE) has fined Toma group of construction, a contracting firm, Tk 50 crore for cutting hill illegally in Loghagara Upazila of Chattogram during the work of Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar rail line project.

The Department of Environment (DoE) on Wednesday fined a construction firm of the Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) Tk 5.23 crore for illegally cutting hills during construction of a road.

The Department of Environment (DoE) on Wednesday slapped a fine of Tk 10.39 crore on Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) for constructing a road stretching from Bayazid Bostami to Fouzdarhat after cutting 15 hills.

Unabated hill cutting is posing a serious threat to the environment in Haripur of Jaintapur upazila, an area rich in mineral resources.