49 brick kilns switch to zigzag

SARGODHA:

As many as 49 brick kilns out of 290 were converted to zigzag technology in the district.

Speaking to APP on Sunday, Additional Deputy Commissioner Headquarters Arshad Wattoo said the remaining 241 kilns across the district were being converted to zigzag technology adding that the kilns functioning in the traditional way had been closed under anti-smog ordinance.

He further said that five out of 30 kilns in Bhalwal tehsil, 10 out of 40 in Bherah tehsil, four out of 27 in Kot Momin, one out of 30 in Sahiwal, six out of 77 in Sargodha, 20 out of 52 in Shahpur tehsil and three out of 34 kilns in Sillanwali tehsil were converted to zigzag technology.

The ADC said that due to use of modern technology the profit rate of owners went up and the quantity of bricks also increased.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, December 7^th, 2020.