Minister Industries Chairs Meeting to Review Performance and Future Strategy of Environmental Protection Department

26/07/21

A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Provincial Minister for Industries and Commerce Mian Aslam Iqbal in the committee room of Punjab Board of Investment and Trade in which the performance of Environment Protection Department and future strategy was reviewed. Directing to conduct performance audit of transfer of brick kilns to ZigZag technology, the provincial minister said that environmental study of transfer of kilns to modern technology is necessary. He said that benefits of using national resources should reach the people. The provincial minister said that a committee for mapping industries would be set up. The committee would consist of officers from the Department of Environmental Protection, Industry and Commerce, Urban Unit and officers of other related departments and the committee would complete the work within two months and submit a report . The Secretary Environment Department briefed about the reorganization of the department, Punjab Green Development Program, e-Environmental Initiative and other other development programs of the department. He told that 30 air quality monitoring stations and 15 water quality monitoring stations would be set up under Punjab Green Development Program. HeadofSpecial Monitoring Unit Fazil Asif and concerned officers of Environment Protection Department attended the meeting.