LAHORE: The environment protection department claimed it has been taking stern action against pollution causing factories in Lahore as a preemptive measure before the arrival of smog season and has already sealed these factories under the Punjab Environment Protection Act 1997.

EPD Director Dr Naseemur Rehman Shah said all industries had been told to avoid operations of their units without pollution abatement equipment and desist from using substandard fuels like tyres and other rubber materials.

Shah told Dawn that this campaign had been launched on the directions of Environment Secretary Saif Anjum and minister Begum Zakia Shahnawaz.

Published in Dawn, October 23rd, 2017