Stock Photo - Toxic sign on a barrel Hazardous and toxic substances are usually found in the ships that are brought in the ship breaking yards Chittagong, Bangladesh August 9, 2008 Ship breaking, popularly known as ´beaching´, started as a business in 1972 At present there are 20 Ship breaking Yards, on the beach of the Bay of Bengal, spreading about 8 square kilometer in Sitakunda of Chittagong The over all conditions of all the ship breaking yards are almost the same Ship breaking is done in open yards on the beach of the Bay of Bengal They are not scientifically or technically organized and the management is also primitive It poses a serious threat to the workers as well as the environment

Stock Photo: Toxic sign on a barrel Hazardous and toxic substances are usually found in the ships that are brought in the ship breaking yards Chittagong, Bangladesh August 9.

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