Illegal crushing plants in Swat to face action
Peshawar
January 28, 2021
MINGORA: A meeting chaired by Malakand Division Commissioner Syed Zaheerul Islam has decided to take action against 63 illegal crushing plants in Swat district.
The decision was taken at a meeting on illegal crushing and excavation from Swat River and its environs convened at the Commissioner’s Office at Saidu Sharif.
Regional Police Officer, Malakand division, Ijaz Khan also attended the meeting along with Swat Deputy Commissioner Junaid Khan, Malakand Deputy Commissioner Rehan Gul, officials of Environmental Protection Agency Swat, Mines and Minerals and the Irrigation departments.
The participants discussed the crushing plants set up in and around the Swat River and the work to extract construction materials in the floodplain areas of the river.