SARGODHA: Commissioner Muhammad Ajmal Bhatti on Thursday directed owners of stone crushing units to install dust control system at plants to control pollution in the area. He gave these directions while chairing a meeting of stone crushing and Transport Association of Pull 111 held at his office in which Deputy Commissioner Shoaib Ali, DPO Faisal Kamran besides the officers of mines ,environment, traffic police, RTA and labour departments participated. The commissioner said units producing dust was causing a serious threat to health of residents of the area and directed the owners of crushing units and representatives of the Transport Association to ensure standard operating procedures. He directed the deputy commissioner to make concerned assistant commissioner compulsory to visit crushing units on a daily basis and ensure SOPs made for smog control. Later, it was decided in the meeting that stone crushing rate would be fixed jointly by the district administration and unit owners in the next meeting.
Saturday, September 19, 2026