The Sindh High Court (SHC) was irked on Wednesday when flaws were pointed out in the investigation of the Keamari gas leak and the investigation officer (IO) failed to confirm whether multiple casualties in Keamari early last year were in fact caused by toxic fumes that contaminated the air in the area back then.
KARACHI: Sindh Law and Environment Adviser Barrister Murtaza Wahab has said apparently the unloading of soybean cargo at the Karachi Port has been the cause behind the toxic aerial pollution.
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.