The Chief Justice (CJ) of Lahore High Court on Monday restrained the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) from cutting trees near Jallo Park for installation of 132-KV transmission line.
Chief Justice Mamoon Rahid Sheikh hearing petitions of Imrana Tiwana and others against chopping of trees by the Lesco along greenbelt of the canal sought replies from the respondents. Earlier, the petitioners' counsel told the court that Lesco was undertaking construction of 132-KV and some portion of the line had been threaded with an outstanding stretch of approximately 2-3 km along the canal. He said the divisional forest officer carried out an auction of trees to be chopped along the line for threading the remaining transmission line. The counsel argued that the felling of the trees was in violation of Canal Heritage Park Act 2013. He pointed out that requisite permission had not been obtained from the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA).
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