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Six factories sealed in Gujranwala for causing air pollution

By Our Correspondent
December 12, 2019

GUJRANWALA: District administration Wednesday sealed six factories for causing air pollution. On the directions of the district administration, police arrested 26 people for polluting air.

According to Additional Deputy Commissioner Revenue (ADCR) Dr Zeeshan, a team of district administration and police raided different industrial units and found six factories burning banned material and sealed the factories and arrested 26 people, including some owners of the factories, for polluting the atmosphere.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Sohail Ashraf said strict action would be taken against polluting industrial units, smoke emitting vehicles and brick kilns.