PESHAWAR
District administration Peshawar has sealed plastic polythene bags manufacturing factory after recovery of 6000 kilograms of plastic polythene from it. The proprietor of the unit has also been arrested.
On the directives of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Peshawar, Shafiullah Khan, a team of the district administration headed by Assistant Commissioner (AC) Dr Eza Arshad conducted raid on a godown on Charsadda Road and took a huge quantity of plastic polythene bags into official possession, wherein the manufacturing of the prohibited product was continued in violation of the officially imposed ban.
A spokesman of the district administration has said that the provincial government has banned the sale, purchase and manufacturing of the plastic polythene shopping bags and the administration is taking action against the business on the same grounds.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Peshawar, Shafiullah Khan has warned the trading community against the business of the commodity and in case of violation, initiation of stern legal proceedings including the arrest of the proprietors of such businesses.
He has directed the officers of district administration to continue crackdown till eradication of plastic polythene bags.
