Peshawar brick kilns to be converted into zigzag technology.

PESHAWAR -- The Peshawar division commissioner Riaz Khan Mehsud has directed the officials to prepare a plan for converting all the brick kilns in the provincial capital into zigzag technology to control the environmental pollution.

He issued the directives while chairing a meeting here on Tuesday, according to a statement.

Mr Mehsud also directed the officials to submit a report to this effect within a week. The meeting was attended by Peshawar deputy commissioner Shafiullah Khan and officials of Environmental Protection Agency.

The conversion of brick kilns into zigzag technology is being carried out in line with the provincial government's directives to control air pollution in the provincial capital during winter.

The meeting was informed that about 7,000 brick kilns in Punjab had been converted into the environmental-friendly...