Over 40 residents living within the Fairfield/Vilvoorden area staged a protest yesterday morning against dust pollution from the Golden Fleece Rice Mill Limited owned by Nazemul Hakh .
Hakh has several rice mills including the one operating at Vilvoorden and told this newspaper yesterday he is operating in accordance with EPA standards.
The mill was built in a residential area and residents say they have been affected by dust. Several complaints were made to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) but according to the residents, nothing was done.
