Govt taking environment-friendly measures: EPD minister.

LAHORE -- Punjab Minister for Environment Protection Department (EPD) Muhammad Rizwan said on Monday that the government had taken various environment-friendly measures, though a lot was yet to be done.

Chairing an EPD meeting here, he said matters having immense importance in terms of legal and environmental aspects and progress were being monitored by the Punjab chief minister through the cabinet sub-committee.

The minister was briefed about the issues of fuel adulteration in Lahore and decisions taken in the recent meeting under the chairmanship of Secretary EPD Samina Saeed in her office.

The EPD secretary briefed the minister that a team of all departments concerned was being constituted under the chairmanship of Lahore commissioner to formulate an action plan to control fuel adulteration. Team members consisted of representatives of the district administration, Punjab Police, IPWM, EPA, ICI and SD, Transport and HDIP, she added.

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