{"id":55989,"date":"2019-10-06T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-10-06T05:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/?p=55989"},"modified":"2019-10-04T18:20:30","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T13:20:30","slug":"epd-seals-25-factories-gujranwala-smog-prevention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/epd-seals-25-factories-gujranwala-smog-prevention.html","title":{"rendered":"EPD seals 25 factories in Gujranwala for smog prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gujranwala: The Environment Protection Department (EPD) sealed 25 factories contributing to smog in Gujranwala, a news source reported. The department also issued notices to 148 such factories and industries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/measures-to-combat-smog-notices-issued-to-48-factories.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Measures to combat smog; notices issued to 48 factories<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to sources, the authorities concerned have enforced Section 144 in the city in view of the upcoming smoggy weather. According to this measure, there would be a ban on burning plastic bags and crops residue, and violators would face strict action.<\/p>\n<p>Taking action for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/uspms-discusses-air-pollution-smog-situation-punjab.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">preventing smog<\/a>, the EPD has issued notices to smoke-producing factories and brick kiln owners.<\/p>\n<p>EPD Deputy Director Usman Azhar said that they have also issued notices to brick kilns that have not shifted to the Zigzag technology yet. He added that if the kiln owners failed to comply, then they would be forced to seal their kilns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/epa-announces-kiln-closure-as-punjab-braces-for-smog-control.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EPA announces kiln closure as Punjab braces for smog control<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the public has expressed its appreciation for the government\u2019s smog prevention measures. They requested that individuals concerned should strictly abide by the defined laws.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gujranwala: The Environment Protection Department (EPD) sealed 25 factories contributing to smog in Gujranwala, a news source reported. The department also issued notices to 148 such factories and industries. Read:\u00a0Measures to combat smog; notices issued to 48 factories According to sources, the authorities concerned have enforced Section 144 in the city in view of the upcoming smoggy weather. According to this measure, there would be a ban on burning plastic bags and crops residue, and violators would face strict action. Taking action for preventing smog, the EPD has issued notices to smoke-producing factories and brick kiln owners. EPD Deputy Director Usman Azhar said that they have also issued notices to brick kilns that have not shifted to the Zigzag technology yet. He added that if the kiln owners failed to comply, then they would be forced to seal their kilns. Read:\u00a0EPA announces kiln closure as Punjab braces for smog control Meanwhile, the public has expressed its appreciation for the government\u2019s smog prevention measures. They requested that individuals concerned should strictly abide by the defined laws.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":29527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13306],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-55989","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-details-on-epd-seals-25-factories-in-gujranwala-for-smog-prevention"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>EPD seals 25 factories in Gujranwala for smog prevention - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Gujranwala: The Environment Protection Department (EPD) sealed 25 factories contributing to smog in Gujranwala, a news source reported. 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