Garment industries in dhaka city and its impact on the neighborhood environment

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Here we can see that at Night noise pollution increases because of the silence. On the other hand, this figure is low at Afternoon. Because of the noise of people, vehicles and other things the noise of the machineries of the Garment Industries not that much heard in the morning. Chapter Five Conclusion This section attempts to show the validity of the Explanation of Information, Analysis, and Assumption of the Environmental Impact on surrounding area of the Garment Industries in Dhaka. 5.1 Summary and Opinions Summary and opinions of Impact Assessment of Neighborhood Environment and Location Analysis of Garment Industries in Dhaka City, these were collected through primary and secondary sources. They are as follows: In 1970’s the first Garment product was exported in World Market. In Bangladesh we see the lowest wages in South Asia. So, investors are eager to invest in this sector. C. At present the total number of Garment Industries in Bangladesh is 4740. These Garment Industries are situated in four districts. They are: Dhaka, Chittagong, Narayanganj and Gazipur. There are 3607 Garment Industries in Dhaka City which is 76.09% of the total Garment Industries of the country. As Dhaka is the capital city, all opportunities of Business are found here. So this city contains most of the Garment Industries. At present a large number of Garment Industries is situated in Mirpur, Uttara and Motijheel (Total 1198 Garment Industries). In Dhaka City Medium and Small Garment Industries are situated. Most of the Garment Industries are located along the main road. In this study males were the main data source. ` J. The Education level of most important group is Higher Secondary. K. The residents of the neighboring area of the Garment Industries are dominating the Service Sector. L. Most of the residents of the neighboring area of the Garment Industries are in low income because some of them work in Garment Sectors and the other in Small Business sectors. They want to change their jobs for more income. M. The residents living in neighboring area of the Garment Industries are living in their respective areas for less then 5 years. N. The workers of the Garment Industries want to live near the Garment Industries because they do not want to pay enough money for communication. O. In the Surrounding area of the Garment Industries slums are located. The people living in those slums described that they had to face environmental and social problems in their everyday life. P. Most of the residents of the neighboring area of the Garment Industries described that Garment Industries had no impact upon crime in the area. Q. Almost all the residents of the neighboring area of the Garment Industries said that Garment Industries had created Employment opportunities. It must be an important positive comment. R. Wastes of the Garment Industries are increasing day by day. But the residents of the served area said that it did not pollute their area.


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