{"id":66718,"date":"2020-06-16T17:02:25","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T12:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=66718"},"modified":"2020-06-16T17:02:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T12:02:26","slug":"punjab-allocates-over-pkr-5-9-billion-for-environmental-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-allocates-over-pkr-5-9-billion-for-environmental-protection.html","title":{"rendered":"Punjab allocates over PKR 5.9 billion for environmental protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: The Government of Punjab on Monday allocated PKR 5.917 billion for environmental protection purposes under Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 \u2013 whereas last year\u2019s allocation for the same stood at PKR 1 billion, according to news sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-allocates-pkr-337-bn-to-adp-projects.html\" target=\"_blank\">Budget 2020-21: Punjab allocates PKR 337 bn to Annual Development Programme<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Environment Protection Department is aiming to promote sustainable development in the province this year through the \u2018integration of environmental considerations in pursuit of economic growth\u2019. The department seeks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/protection-of-agro-economy-demanded-in-laying-down-of-tapi-pipeline.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">protect the environment<\/a> by reducing the adverse impact of industrialisation and economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The major initiatives for 2020-21 include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Establishment of Environmental Monitoring Centre<\/li><li>Establishment of Environmental Endowment Fund\/Provincial Sustainable Development Fund (PSDF) for promoting \u2018green investments\u2019 throughout the province<\/li><li>Establishment of Enhanced Air and Water Quality Monitoring System<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-postpones-implementation-of-valuable-tables.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Budget 2020-21: Punjab postpones application of immovable properties\u2019 valuation tables<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Development of Missing Environmental Quality Standards and revision of existing standards<\/li><li>Restructuring and Capacity building of the Environmental Protection Department and other related agencies<\/li><li>Commencement of activities as proposed by the Final Report of Asian Development Bank (ADB) Technical Assistance for Revitalisation of the ecosystem of River Ravi<\/li><li>Strengthening of Program Coordination Unit (PCU) of Punjab Green Development Program (PGDP) in Planning and Development Board.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Government of Punjab on Monday allocated PKR 5.917 billion for environmental protection purposes under Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 \u2013 whereas last year\u2019s allocation for the same stood at PKR 1 billion, according to news sources. Read: Budget 2020-21: Punjab allocates PKR 337 bn to Annual Development Programme The Environment Protection Department is aiming to promote sustainable development in the province this year through the \u2018integration of environmental considerations in pursuit of economic growth\u2019. The department seeks to protect the environment by reducing the adverse impact of industrialisation and economic growth. The major initiatives for 2020-21 include: Establishment of Environmental Monitoring Centre Establishment of Environmental Endowment Fund\/Provincial Sustainable Development Fund (PSDF) for promoting \u2018green investments\u2019 throughout the province Establishment of Enhanced Air and Water Quality Monitoring System Read: Budget 2020-21: Punjab postpones application of immovable properties\u2019 valuation tables Development of Missing Environmental Quality Standards and revision of existing standards Restructuring and Capacity building of the Environmental Protection Department and other related agencies Commencement of activities as proposed by the Final Report of Asian Development Bank (ADB) Technical Assistance for Revitalisation of the ecosystem of River Ravi Strengthening of Program Coordination Unit (PCU) of Punjab Green Development Program (PGDP) in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":60804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15181],"tags":[31912],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-66718","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-punjab-allocates-over-pkr-5-9-billion-for-environmental-protection","9":"cat-15181-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Punjab allocates over PKR 5.9 billion for environmental protection - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lahore: The Government of Punjab on Monday allocated PKR 5.917 billion for environmental protection purposes under Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 \u2013 whereas last\" \/>\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\/punjab-allocates-over-pkr-5-9-billion-for-environmental-protection.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Punjab allocates over PKR 5.9 billion for environmental protection - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lahore: The Government of Punjab on Monday allocated PKR 5.917 billion for environmental protection purposes under Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 \u2013 whereas last\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-allocates-over-pkr-5-9-billion-for-environmental-protection.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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