Survey: ‘6 industrial units in residential areas’

A Rescue 1122 representative told the meeting that two rice factories of the district were in a dilapidated condition.

JOHARABAD:
There are currently six rice factories, a flour mill and a rice mill operating in residential areas. This was stated during a meeting of the Khushab District Government on Friday.

A Rescue 1122 representative told the meeting that two rice factories of the district were in a dilapidated condition. He also pointed out that most of the factories were not following fire safety regulations.


EDO (Finance) Qadeer Ahmed told the meeting that the government was carrying out a survey of illegal factories in residential areas and after its completion would take steps to relocate them to the industrial area.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 9th, 2012.
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