Strange towers


Strange towers
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By: Hinkkanen @ 2006-06-24 15:29:39
Description: Can anyone explain these towers? There are scores of them, mostly by the rivers, around Dhaka, Bangladesh and maybe elsewhere.
Location: Bangladesh (BD)
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Anonymous @ 2006-06-24 17:55:30
Anonymous's picture I believe they may be Brick Kilns
http://www.sos-arsenic.net/english/environment/savar.html
Quote: "Simultaneously, we voice our concern over the lethal air pollution issuing from a few thousand brick kilns in the suburbs of Dhaka. The raising of their chimneys has hardly helped matters"

Analogman @ 2006-06-26 08:43:09
Analogman's picture I agree with Anonymous, they look to be brick kilns. The city of Dhaka has somewhere around 4,000 brick kilns.

There's a good picture of one of these kilns here: http://www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia/1412/articles-58218_resource_3.jpeg, including the chimneys and the outdoor drying and storage areas.

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