Regional In-charge SEPA, Gul Ameer Sumbal along with a team of Department of Environment Protection visit of Gajrah Wah Sewerage Treatment Plant 1 on Tuesday and expressed anger over the non-functioning of the water treatment plant, release of municipal water in Main Gajrah Wah Canal without treatment and dumping of city garbage at prohibited locations.
Sumbal said the team, on the directives of Provincial Minister Environment, climate changes, coastal areas development and boards and universities Muhammad Ismail Rahu and Director General SEPA Naeem Ahmed Mughal visited the Gajrah Wah Sewerage Treatment Plant. Team noticed that the sewerage treatment plant was non-functional for several months while municipal water was also being released without treatment in the canal.
The environment had received several complaints in this regard and also dumping garbage at prohibited sites. Regional In-charge SEPA said that a treatment plant was installed to run the water disposal system in a better style but it is lying closed for several months and sewerage water of the city was being released in the canal without treatment, which may cause danger of spread of diseases.
He said that the city garbage was also being burnt near Gajrah Wah Canal in contravention of section 14 of environment law 2014. He said that the department issued scores of notices to the Municipal Commissioner and Public Health Engineering Department.
