DAWN.COM

Today's Paper | November 25, 2024

Published 09 Dec, 2007 12:00am

Measures to control air pollution urged

ISLAMABAD, Dec 8: Caretaker Minister for Environment, Local Government and Rural Development Syed Wajid Hussain Bukhari on Saturday directed Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (Pak- EPA) to devise a mechanism to control vehicular emissions and constitute a committee for implementation of the Euro standards.

Chairing the third consultative meeting on Environment Quality Standards (NEQS) at Pak-EPA, Mr Bukhari called for setting up a cell in the agency to monitor compliance of Euro-II standards for new vehicles and implement emission standards for in-use vehicles.

The environment ministry has set certain Environment Quality Standards (NEQS) and emission standards for controlling pollution.—APP

Read Comments

Big money as Saudi makes foray into cricket with IPL auction Next Story