FAISALABAD:The district environment department in a drive against smoke sealed eight factories, imposed Rs 600,000 fine on them and registered cases against four factory owners during the last two weeks.
Deputy Director Environment Muhammad Nawaz said here on Monday that the environment department teams also gave a deadline of one week to 51 factories for rectification of the instruments being used to control smoke.
He said that 16 kiln owners were also booked, 4 sealed, and three others were fined Rs 400,000.
The teams also issued challan tickets to 204 smoke emitting vehicles worth about Rs 132,650 fines during two weeks.