Cotton factories cause respiratory problems

Fine filaments of cotton enter the lungs of people and animals present near the ginning factories.


Our Correspondent October 24, 2024

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HYDERABAD:

Eight cotton ginning factories in Nawabshah are running without filter plants and dust control system, exposing the employees and people living nearby to respiratory ailments.

Fine filaments of cotton enter the lungs of people and animals present near the ginning factories.

Minister for Environment Dost Muhammad Rahimon, Secretary Tamizuddin Kahero and Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) Director General Naeem Ahmed Mughal and other officials visited the said cotton factories located on Mehran Highway.

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