The chief secretary of Sindh has asked the secretary of industries and the managing director of SITE to convene a meeting of industrialists of SITE area and ensure maximum tree plantation in the limits of the industrial zone.
Fazalur Rehman issued the directive while reviewing the progress made on the Green Karachi project.
Nazim Karachi Syed Mustafa Kamal has directed Works and Services Department to ensure speedy completion of all projects of corridor-III so that the project could be completed and opened for traffic within next two and half months. He said this while reviewing the pace of work on the construction of Preedy Street and Jail Chowrangi Flyover during a visit on Friday.
The chief secretary of Sindh has asked the secretary of industries and the managing director of SITE to convene a meeting of industrialists of SITE area and ensure maximum tree plantation in the limits of the industrial zone.
Fazalur Rehman issued the directive while reviewing the progress made on the Green Karachi project.
While noting that the ultimate solution to the environmental damage caused by non-biodegradable plastic bags is to introduce bags made of biodegradable materials, Sindh Minister for Environment and Alternative Energy Askari Taqvi said on Thursday that a
Replying to a question asked by PPP MPA Humera Alwani, Minister for Environment and Alternative Energy Askari Taqvi said that the Federal Ministry for Environment is drafting a law, which would allow the production of plastic bags using biodegradable material only.
Industries based in Punjab are discharging toxic and persistent waste into fertile croplands, rivers, and groundwater sources due non-availability of wastewater treatment facilities. It is obvious that wastewater treatment facilities are too expensive for the most individual units to afford.
