Multan:Environmental Protection Department (EPD) seized 1,432 kg shopping bags of less than 75 microns thickness banned by the Punjab government. Assistant Director Environment Hameed Akhtar told reporter here on Sunday the teams of the department conducted inspections of 1091 various shops from June 5 to to-date and seized 1,432 shopping bags of less than prescribed thickness and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the shopkeepers. The teams were doing inspection on a daily basis to enforce the provincial government orders as plastic also contribute to environmental pollution. The official further informed that plastic bags related factories had started to manufacture shopping bags above than 75 microns. Hameed further said the department was striving hard to provide pleasant environment to citizens and all possible steps were being taken to control pollution. Similarly, the department had started monitoring of brick kilns and industrial units as pre-arrangements before smog season, he said and adde
d that teams of the department were serving notices to brick kilns owners over violation of zigzag technology.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026