Industrial estates to have four combined effluent treatment plants, says minister

Sindh Minister for Environment and Alternative Energy, S Askari Taqvi has informed the business community that the government will allocate funds for establishment of four combined effluent treatment plants in industrial estates of the city in next provincial budget.
Speaking at a meeting of Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (Kati) on Tuesday, he said that Korangi industrial estate already have combined effluent water treatment plants He said that feasibility of these effluent water testament plants have already been prepared
Beside this the government also prepares feasibility of establishing four big and some small solar power generation and seawater desalination on sea belt. The minister said that the government also reviewing environment law to amend it and make it more valuable and effective.
Referring to solid waters, he said that an agreement was signed between CDGK and a Chinese company on garbage collection. Hoped that the agreement would be implemented soon, he added Expressing concern over power shortage in the country, he said that electricity shortage is a very serious issue and with the passage of time demand and supply gap increasing instead of decreasing. He emphasised the need of early revival of Independed Power Plants (IPPs) lying close in the country.
Regarding smoke emitting vehicles, the minister said that a plan is under way to re-examine fitness of all public transport vehicles in collaboration with concerned authority.
Former President FPCCI, S M Munir lashes out of the government over recent increase in power tariff and said that there is no justification of this increase. He said that industries are closing down, unemployment rising, duration of load shading increasing, public facing long hour power outages but the government frequently increasing power tariff. Chairman Kati, Mian Zahid Hussain said that due to power shortage and other factors over 150 textile units, 10,000 weaving units were closed and over 300,000 people lost their jobs.