• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Trending:
  • Kashmir
  • Elections
Saturday, June 14, 2025

Daily Times

Your right to know

  • HOME
  • Latest
  • Pakistan
    • Balochistan
    • Gilgit Baltistan
    • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
    • Punjab
    • Sindh
  • World
  • Editorials & Opinions
    • Editorials
    • Op-Eds
    • Commentary / Insight
    • Perspectives
    • Cartoons
    • Letters to the Editor
    • Featured
    • Blogs
      • Pakistan
      • World
      • Ramblings
      • Lifestyle
      • Culture
      • Sports
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Arts, Culture & Books
  • Lifestyle
  • E-PAPER
    • Lahore
    • Islamabad
    • Karachi

EPA silent over water pollution in Faisalabad

The inefficiency of Punjab Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given free hand to hundreds of industrial units in Faisalabad district to dispose their untreated wastewater into the sewer system.

Owing to the situation, water bodies in the district are being polluted at large scale which posing direct threat to all kinds of living beings.

Despite, having the sensitivity over this deteriorating situation of the district, the EPA remained reluctant to take any concrete step toward the protection of environment as well as residents of the district from several diseases with which they have been exposing rapidly. Currently, over three thousands small, medium and large industrial units have been operating among them textile is major industry in the district. According to sources in EPA there are around 50 weaving, 300 dying while around 400 finishing and processing units are unabatedly disposing their untreated wastewater.

According to information available with Daily Times, only in Khurrianwala industrial zone Faisalabad has over 170 industrial units including major textiles units of the region. Interestingly, out of these industrial units only 20 have their own treatment plants while rests have been busy in disposing untreated water.

Sources in EPA informed that besides these 20 industrial units with active wastewater treatment plants, not a single industrial unit was disposing its wastewater after treatment. However, they said that a few other industries have installed treatment plants but most of them are either dysfunctional or unable to treat water. “All the major industrial units are supposed to dispose 2 to 3 cusec of wastewater into the specific drains nearby them. They are allowed to dispose wastewater but it must be properly treated.”

The untreated wastewater by such industrial units dispose into the various drains flowing through the district which further contaminate River Ravi and River Chenab. Among them two drains; Paharang Drain and Madhuana receive major amount of untreated wastewater of industries in region. Pahrang Drain’s water with toxic pollutants and heavy metals mixes into River Chenab near district Chiniot while Madhuana Drain carrying hazardous effluents mixes in River Ravi near Mamu Kanjan area.

Sources while referring to a study report informed that half of the population of Mamu Kanjan had been exposed to hepatitis and other water borne diseases due this contaminated water. Senior environmentalist Aleem Butt said that human activities like improper disposal of municipal and industrial effluents were ruthlessly deteriorating the ecosystem in such industrial cities like Faisalabad. Talking to Daily Times he said that EPA was the major responsible to control all kinds of pollution by taking action against violators but its official are not performing their duty due to reasons best known to them. “Different studies have highlighted the issue of Faisalabad region where people were exposing to various waterborne diseases due to contaminated water owing to the untreated industrial wastewater,” Butt said adding that this situation not causing health issues for human being but also for other living being. An EPA official while seeking anonymity told Daily Times that agency staff performs its duties despite lack of resources but the political influence marred its efficiency. “Many of the industries are owned by political persons or the owners have close links with them who use their influence whenever any action is taken against them.”

Filed Under: Pakistan

Submit a Comment




Primary Sidebar




Latest News

Iran launches missile barrage after Israeli strikes

Sindh CM presents Rs3.45tr budget for FY2025-26

KP unveils Rs2.12tr surplus budget with no new tax

Govt’s advice to zaireen

Crisis Unit activated

Pakistan

Sindh CM presents Rs3.45tr budget for FY2025-26

KP unveils Rs2.12tr surplus budget with no new tax

Govt’s advice to zaireen

Crisis Unit activated

Pakistan, other nuclear states together spent $100 billion on weapons in 2024

More Posts from this Category

Business

PSX witnesses bearish trend, loses 1,949.56 points

Energy ministry seeks cabinet nod for fuel levies

Gold prices up by Rs.4,600

SBP injects over Rs 13.5 trillion

Rupee sheds 29 paisa against Dollar

More Posts from this Category

World

Iran launches missile barrage after Israeli strikes

Pakistan condemns Israeli attacks in call with Iran’s foreign minister

Bin Salman, Trump discuss growing Iran-Israel conflict in urgent call

More Posts from this Category




Footer

Home
Lead Stories
Latest News
Editor’s Picks

Culture
Life & Style
Featured
Videos

Editorials
OP-EDS
Commentary
Advertise

Cartoons
Letters
Blogs
Privacy Policy

Contact
Company’s Financials
Investor Information
Terms & Conditions

Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Youtube

© 2025 Daily Times. All rights reserved.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.OkPrivacy policy