Urban Disaster Risk Assessment in Newly located Tannery based Industrial Areas in Bangladesh

Tannery industry is the mentionable second largest revenue sector in Bangladesh. The main purpose of the study is to assess the health and environmental risk generated from the production activities of the tannery industry. A newly formed leather industry city in the Hemayetpur area of Bangladesh have been selected for this study. We have followed the process of risk assessment along with key informant interview (KII) and focused group discussion (FGD) among workers and administrative officials. The study retains that the workers are in the higher level of health risk and the industries are producing an unbearable environmental hazard in the area. The study suggests that a strong initiative should be taken by the government authority to monitor the tannery industry especially new areas to control environmental pollution and various kinds of health hazards.