Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is going to be done soon in the country's maritime area as a prerequisite to begin the main work on a multi-client seismic survey for hydrocarbon exploration in the Bay of Bengal.

Who Will Conduct Environmental Impact Assessment of the Bay of Bengal?

According to official sources, Environment and Resource Analysis Center (Enrac) Ltd, a private consulting firm, was hired by the contractor of multi-client survey work for the EIA job.

"We hope Enrac will commence its job within this month. They have been discussing with different concerned authorities including Bangladesh Navy," said a senior official at Petrobangla, the state-owned hydrocarbon agency.

The Petrobangla official, ho...