15 fined for polluting environment

District

FAISALABAD:Fifteen law violators were imposed Rs 150,000 fine on the charge of polluting environment in Faisalabad on Tuesday.

A spokesman for the administration said that the teams of district government conducted 52 inspections and found 14 brick-kilns involved in emitting excessive smoke, while a farmer was caught setting residue of his crop on fire despite a ban on it.

Therefore, the teams imposed Rs 100,000 fine on kiln-owners and Rs 50,000 on the farmer, he added.

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