SEPA to open district offices in Karachi to help control pollution.

KARACHI -- Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) will open its offices in every single district of Karachi to help expand and improve monitoring of environment in the ever growing metropolis.

A decision in this regard was made in a meeting held here Friday under the chairmanship of Khan Muhammad Mahar, provincial secretary for environment, climate change and coastal development, also attended by district in-charges of the authority. These officials, and their technical staff, are presently based at the SEPA head office located in Korangi Industrial Area trying to handle aggravating situation in districts from a centralized site. The...