Karachi
December 21, 2020
The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa), while taking serious view of the adverse environmental practices of a manufacturer of batteries in the Keamari district, has issued it with an environmental protection order (EPO) and summoned its management for a personal hearing at the environmental watchdog’s office.
A Sepa official said on Saturday that following directives from adviser on law and environment Barrister Murtaza Wahab, Sepa conducted surprise inspections at various industrial units in the SITE area, where its monitoring team identified improper storage, usage of hazardous materials and environmentally unfriendly operations of a battery and sulphuric acid plant of a company.