14 mineral dept blocks to be leased

SARGODHA:

The district environment committee has approved NOC for leasing out 14 blocks of the minerals department. The approval was given in the district environment committee meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner Abdullah Nayyar Sheikh in his office on Wednesday. The meeting was informed that the lease of 12 blocks of stone and two blocks of sand in Kot Momin, Sillanwali and Sargodha tehsils was coming to an end in December, while the new lease was subject to the issuance of NOC from the environment committee. The DC directed the contractor not to pollute the environment. He also banned blasting near the populated areas and directed to break stones with drill.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 30^th, 2020.