Hub Industrial Area: environmental assessment of industries directed

Secretary of Environment, Sports and Youth Affairs Balochistan, Dr Shoaib Ahmed Golla has directed the authorities concerned to speed up monitoring and environmental assessment of the industries in Hub Industrial Area (HIA) in order to ensure compliance of the environmental regulations and make HIA pollution free industrial zone.
During a meeting with the members of Lasbela Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Dr Shoaib advised the members to execute the plans suggested in the NOC's issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and to initiate the process of getting the NOC's by those industries who have not yet get the same within a specified time limit after which the EPA will start taking legal action against them.
The Commissioner Kallat Division, Dr Muhammad Akbar Harifall and Deputy Commissioner Lasbela, Abdul Waheed Shah gave assurance to the participants to provide security not only to the personnel of EPA but also to the industries in maintaining the peaceful and friendly environment to continue the industrial operations. During the meeting it was strongly recommended that the EPA Balochistan should gear up its monitoring and facilitating actions in order to get maximum number of industries under the compliance of Environmental Laws thus providing the pollution free environment to the people of Lasbela.
Ismail Suttar, Chairman LCCI sub committee on environment said that under the guidance of LCCI President Maqsood Ismail, the chamber has been continuously pursuing its members to follow the National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS) framed under the provisions of environmental laws. Vice President LCCI, Anjum Raffatullah assured the chamber's cooperation with EP, Balochistan in getting the maximum compliance from the industries.