Despite judicial prohibitions, hill cutting in Chattogram continues unabated. According to multiple research studies and surveys, around 200 hills, both large and small, have vanished from the district over the past 50 years. It has been found that three key government agencies bear primary responsibility for the destruction of these hills. Flawed surveys, building approvals on hilly land, and a lack of exemplary punishment for violators have failed to stem the ongoing wave of hill collapses.Amo...
