SEPA issues show-cause notice to private company.

KARACHI -- The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) taking serious view of the adverse environmental practices of a private company situated in Keamari district issued on it an Environmental Protection Order (EPO) and summoned its management for a personal hearing in SEPA office.

According to details, in compliance with the directives of Advisor to CM Sindh on Law, Environment, Climate Change and Coastal Development Barrister

Murtaza Wahab, SEPA conducted surprise inspections of various industrial units at SITE

area, where its monitoring team identified improper storage, usage of hazardous materials and environmentally unfriendly operations of battery and suphuric acid plant of a private limited.

It was also observed that its manufacturing units took insufficient measures to control release of toxic emissions and factory effluents which cause health and safety threats to general public and bring on environmental degradation as well.

Consequently Director General SEPA Naeem Ahmed Mughal, under Section 21 of SEP...