Ten marble factories sealed, encroachment removed from graveyard
Peshawar
December 29, 2020
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar district administration sealed 10 marble factories on the Warsak Road and arrested the owners and managers for polluting the environment and not complying with the environmental laws.
Assistant Commissioner (Shah Alam) Sobia Hassam Toru along with Additional Assistant Commissioner Shah Wazir launched a crackdown on the units due to non-installation of effluent mechanism on the premises which paves the way for the discharge of wastewater in drains, irrigation channels and causes health hazards.
Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ali Asghar said that these factories had been served notices to install proper waste disposal plants and adopt hygienic measures failing which the action was initiated against them.