Feed factory boilers sealed for creating pollution in Sahiwal

Published October 12, 2018
The District Environment Department on Thursday sealed two main boilers of a feed company for creating air pollution on Arifwala-Sahiwal Road. — Dawn
The District Environment Department on Thursday sealed two main boilers of a feed company for creating air pollution on Arifwala-Sahiwal Road. — Dawn

SAHIWAL: The District Environment Department on Thursday sealed two main boilers of a feed company for creating air pollution on Arifwala-Sahiwal Road.

The Dera Rahim police registered a case against Jawad Mansoor, Admin Manager, Supreme Feed, for violating Sections 11 and 12, the Punjab Environment Protection Act 2012 (amended) and Section 144.

There were complaints against owners of the Supreme Feed for polluting environment by using substandard material for burning and operation of boilers unlike the standard practice of using rice husk and residue of sugarcane.

Environment dept registers case against admin manager

Ali Ijaz, assistant director of the department, told Dawn that they had issued warning to the owners of the company due to public complaints. The company owners, he said, did not even allow the inspection team to enter the premises.

He said the Supreme Court of Pakistan had issued a direction against air pollution because of threat of smog and a team of environment department, environment magistrate, Senior Civil Judge Saima Riasat and officials of the Ghalla Mandi and Dera Rahim police raided the place and sealed two main boilers.

He said the department was monitoring air pollution and the boilers could be reopened with the permission of secretary environment only if new technological standards are applied.

Published in Dawn, October 12th, 2018

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