{"id":57702,"date":"2019-11-18T16:42:44","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T11:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/?p=57702"},"modified":"2019-11-18T16:42:44","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T11:42:44","slug":"bans-kilns-revoked-conversion-zigzag-technology-emphasised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/bans-kilns-revoked-conversion-zigzag-technology-emphasised.html","title":{"rendered":"Bans on kilns revoked, conversion to zigzag technology emphasised"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Punjab government has revoked the ban on old-fashioned brick kilns in the central and northeastern parts of the province \u2014 a decision that had originally been implemented in order to control air pollution and the smog situation in the region, according to news sources. As per the publication, the key reason for the government\u2019s choice to reverse its earlier decision was its wish to not \u201cincrease the problems of the people, or render them jobless\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The official notification issued by the state authorities declared that, regardless of the recent concessions, brick kilns are not allowed to use substandard fuel, and all such units are required to make the switch to zigzag technology by the end of this year or till December 31. No brick kiln will be allowed to operate without implementing the new technology by the deadline provided.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/traditional-brick-kilns-remain-shut-between-oct-dec.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Traditional brick kilns to remain shut between Oct &amp; Dec<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition, the government has decided that the earlier identified 84 new brick kilns constructed in the province will be demolished, if they fail to update their technology within the time period provided by the state.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/special-committee-on-conversion-of-brick-kilns-to-zigzag-technology-begins-work.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Special committee on conversion of brick kilns to zigzag technology begins work<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/epa-orders-closure-of-brick-kilns-starting-nov-5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Environment Protection Agency (EPA)<\/a> had earlier announced that brick kilns that fail to upgrade their technologies in time would be closed from November 1. This deadline was later extended to November 5. However, the government came to an agreement with the brick kilns association to ensure that a mutually beneficial solution could be reached; one that helps fight the worsening smog conditions in the province, and also allows kilns to remain operational.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Punjab government has revoked the ban on old-fashioned brick kilns in the central and northeastern parts of the province \u2014 a decision that had originally been implemented in order to control air pollution and the smog situation in the region, according to news sources. As per the publication, the key reason for the government\u2019s choice to reverse its earlier decision was its wish to not \u201cincrease the problems of the people, or render them jobless\u201d. The official notification issued by the state authorities declared that, regardless of the recent concessions, brick kilns are not allowed to use substandard fuel, and all such units are required to make the switch to zigzag technology by the end of this year or till December 31. No brick kiln will be allowed to operate without implementing the new technology by the deadline provided. Read:\u00a0Traditional brick kilns to remain shut between Oct &amp; Dec In addition, the government has decided that the earlier identified 84 new brick kilns constructed in the province will be demolished, if they fail to update their technology within the time period provided by the state. Read:\u00a0Special committee on conversion of brick kilns to zigzag technology begins work The&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":37502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[14010],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-57702","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-details-on-bans-on-kilns-revoked-conversion-to-zigzag-technology-emphasised"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bans on kilns revoked, conversion to zigzag technology emphasised - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lahore: The Punjab government has revoked the ban on old-fashioned brick kilns in the central and northeastern parts of the province \u2014 a decision that had\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/bans-kilns-revoked-conversion-zigzag-technology-emphasised.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bans on kilns revoked, conversion to zigzag technology emphasised - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lahore: The Punjab government has revoked the ban on old-fashioned brick kilns in the central and northeastern parts of the province \u2014 a decision that had\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/bans-kilns-revoked-conversion-zigzag-technology-emphasised.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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