BAHAWALPUR:The Environmental Approval Committee Saturday met and approved 5 ZigZag technology brick kilns, 39 petrol pumps, 27 poultry farms and 8 commercial buildings.
The meeting was chaired by Commissioner Captain (Retd) Muhammad Zafar Iqbal and attended by Additional Commissioner Tariq Bukhari, Assistant Director Environment Ansar Abbas Sial, Dr Muhammad Rafi and other members of the committee.
During the meeting, the commissioner said that with the construction of new industrial and commercial centers, extensive tree planting will be pertinent to maintain healthy environment.
In order to meet the environmental challenges, kiln bricks would be shifted towards modern ZigZag technology. He said that all precautionary measures should be taken to remove environmental pollution.