Crackdown ordered against brick kilns
Deputy Commissioner seeks to seal kilns that fail to adopt zig-zag technology
Smoke rises form brick kilns in Peshawar. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
Deputy Commissioner Umer Jehangir has directed the environment department to launch a crackdown on brick kilns in a bid to prevent smog.
He emphasised the need to seal brick kilns that fail to adopt zig-zag technology. Umer Jehangir reiterated the provincial government’s zero-tolerance policy against smog and revealed plans to act against stores using polythene bags.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 1st, 2023.
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