Two Factories Fined for Pollution

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Faisalabad: The Environment Protection Department has imposed a fine of Rs 400,000 on two factories on charges of polluting the environment.

Deputy Director Environment Johar Abbas said here on Saturday that the environment teams checked various factories and mills and found violations of environment protection laws at a textile unit situated at Millat Road near Chak No.117-JB. Therefore, the teams imposed a fine of Rs 300,000 on its owner.

Meanwhile, the environment team also found a violation of Punjab Environment Protection (Smog Prevention and Control) Rules in a dyeing factory situated at Millat Industrial Estate and imposed a fine of Rs. 100,000 on its owner with a strict warning that the factory would be sealed if it was found involved in polluting the environment again, he added.