Sahiwal: The District Environment Department has sealed two main boilers of a feed company for creating air pollution in Sahiwal, a news source reported. The Dera Rahim police also registered a case against the owners for violating Sections 11 and 12, the Punjab Environment Protection Act 2012.
The Environment department was acting on complaints of environmental pollution by using substandard material for burning and operation of boilers. The standard practice is to use rice husk and residue of sugarcane.
Assistant Director Environment Department of the department stated they had issued a warning to the owners of the company. The owners did not even allow the inspection team to enter the premises.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan had issued a direction against air pollution to mitigate the problem of smog. Ali also said that the department is monitoring air pollution and the boilers can be reopened with the permission of secretary environment, if new technological standards are applied.
