Law: Pakistan Environment Protection Act, 1997

Section: 11,16,21

Pakistan Environmental Protection Act (XXXIV of 1997)--Ss. 11, 16 & 21---Environmental protection order, violation of--Complaint was filed by Environmental Protection Agency against the respondent unit through its owner who appeared and filed reply to allegation---Respondent undertook that he would keep the area clean and disinfect and would not let the solid waste of his Poultry Farm scatter to contaminate the natural streams of the area---To confirm the statement of the respondent, the department was directed to conduct the site inspection---Site inspection report had revealed that though preventive measures had been adopted by the respondent, but distance of respondent Poultry Farm from residential area and from natural streams was not mentioned---Respondent unit was situated in Rawal Lake Catchment area and close to natural streams in the area and residential area of the village---Guidelines regarding the poultry farms specifically mentioned the distance of poultry farms from human settlement which was 500 meters---Distance was required to be measured specifically to arrive at just and proper decision and without those measurements the complaint could not be disposed of---Order accordingly. ORDER On 22-11-2010 learned representative of the complainant department was directed to get the site inspected for verifying the respondent's undertaking to keep the area of respondent unit clean and disinfected and not to let the litter scatter about. The requisite current status report of the respondent unit has been filed which contains the following information. (1) There are two poultry farms/units at the site. (2) Both the sheds are functional. (3) One Burial Pit is available on poultry farm for dead birds. (4) One solid waste storage room is available at the said poultry farm. (5) One Soakage Pit is available for liquid waste disposal. (6) Two workers are working in the poultry farm. The above mentioned report shows that the respondent has complied with the directions contained in the EPO and has also abided his undertaking. The complaint is…

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