Islamabad: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday proposed the installation of groundwater meters to measure water levels at the Katas Raj Temples, a news source reported on October 21.
These recommendations were submitted to a three-member bench, comprising Justice Umar Ata Bandial Justice Yahya Afridi and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, of the Supreme Court, which heard a suo moto case on the depleting water levels at the historic temples in Chakwal.
Punjab Additional Advocate General Faisal Chaudhry submitted the proposals on behalf of the EPA. He stated that the environmental body had compiled a list of reasons behind the declining water table in the temple’s pond; adding that the EPA had recommended the installation of water meters in the area.
The suo motu case dates back to 2016 when the then Chief Justice Saqib Nisar had stated that cement factories located near the temple were found to evade water taxes worth millions of rupees and should be brought into the tax bracket.
