Over 68% kilns converted to zigzag design
JWEC report reveals Rs1b recovered under aquifer charges
65 children were also rescued from the kiln houses. PHOTO: FILE
LAHORE:
The Judicial Water and Environmental Commission’s (JWEC) report revealed a collection of over Rs1 billion by bringing different sectors into the net of aquifer charges and conversion of 68.02% brick kilns to latest zigzag technology across the province.
Advocate Syed Kamal Ali Haider submitted a report before Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Justice Shahid Karim on behalf of JWEC chairman Justice (retd) Ali Akbar Qureshi. Justice Karim was hearing different petitions on how smog could be controlled, how society could be made pollution-free and how groundwater could be protected from wastage. Following the court’s directives, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been successful in the conversion of brick kilns from old technology to zigzag technology and the conversion has reached 68.02% which is equal
LDA DG reviews facilities in two private housing schemes
Lahore
December 26, 2020
LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority Director General Ahmad Aziz Tarar has directed construction of roads and other infrastructure in private housing schemes strictly in accordance with the approved scheme plans. The LDA DG Friday visited two private housing schemes in the City to review the situation of provision of basic facilities in the private housing schemes following the directions by Lahore High Court and Judicial Water Commission. Chief Metropolitan Planner Syed Nadeem Akhtar Zaidi and the directors concerned were also present on the occasion.
The DG also reviewed the situation of recovery of aquifer charges and water pumping in both schemes. He directed that illegally installed water pumps should be identified in the housing schemes.