A mobile court in a drive yesterday destroyed two illegal lead processing factories set up in the forest area under Tangail's Ghatail upazila.

Executive Magistrate Sharmin Islam, upazila nirbahi officer of Ghatail, led the drive in Malirchala area of ​​Sagardighi union in the afternoon.

UNO Sharmin said the two lead factories inside the forest have been extracting lead from old batteries illegally, severely affecting the local environment, public health, and biodiversity in the area.

On information, the upazila administration demolished the factories with help of the DoE and others concerned, she said.

The UNO also informed that an ongoing operation is being carried out every night against razing of red clay hillocks in the area.

Mentionable, The Daily Star published a report under the headline, A forest choking on fumes, on October 20 last year, highlighting the issue.