EPA field officers ordered to wear uniform

LAHORE: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Punjab has directed its field formations to wear uniform from next month and those who will not comply will face action under PEEDA Act 2006.

In an executive order, EPA DG Dr Imran Hamid Sheikh said EPA Punjab was striving hard to provide for the protection, conservation, rehabilitation and improvement of the environment, prevention and control of pollution, promotion of sustainable development.

He said sub-rule (7) of Rule 4 of the Punjab Environmental Protection (Motor Vehicles) Rules 2013 mandates that all the authorized officers shall wear uniform notified by the govt, which the department had notified on 8.11.2024.

He ordered that all the deputy directors (Field), assistant directors (Field), senior inspectors, inspectors and field assistants as “authorized officers” under The Punjab Environmental Protection (Motor Vehicles) Rules 2013. Consequent to this, it shall be mandatory for all the authorized officers up to the rank of senior inspectors to wear the prescribed uniform while on duty while wearing the prescribed uniform by the ranks above senior inspector shall be optional.