As many as 37 marble manufacturing companies have been sealed by the Environmental Protection Agency Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, in a joint operation with district administration. The companies were claimed to be in non-complaince with the environmental protection orders
As per an issued statement on Monday, a special team led by Deputy Director Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Muhammad Hanif sealed the marble factories located at Warsak Road, Peshawar for being in violation of the environmental protection orders (EPOs), as no proper system for treatment of effluents was found at the factory premises.
The statement added that a total of 44 marble processing units were scrutinized, out of which a total of seven units were found to be operating in compliance with the EPOS. On the same lines, 60 marble producing units were issued the EPOs, informing the owners that waste disposal plants need to be in place and that it is mandatory for firms to adopt hygienic measures as early as possible.
