Karachi: The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has launched legal action against seven residential and commercial construction projects that are allegedly being developed in violation of environmental protection laws in the District East, according to a news source published on August 18.
As per the SEPA officials, this legal course of action has been launched under Section 17 of the Sindh Environmental Protection Act, 2014. Reportedly, the action was initiated on the directives of Adviser to the Sindh Chief Minister on Law, Environment, Climate Change and Coastal Development Barrister Murtaza Wahab.
SEPA officials revealed that an environmental protection order had been issued against these under-construction projects. Previously, it had been made mandatory for all development projects to obtain an approval from the SEPA —with the public also having been cautioned to check for a No Objection Certificate from the environmental agency before making any real estate decisions.
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