BackA complaint was filed against illegal business of acid & nickel polish by some private persons in residential compound of City Survey No.115/8 Qazi Abdul Qayoom Road, Hyderabad without any NOC/License of the relevant agency. The home based unit was operating with huge quantity of chemicals i.e. Sulphate, Boric Acid, ZincSulphate by mixing and forming alloy of chemical named nickel chrome. The used material was drained through sewerage system of the area in violation of section-11 of Sindh Environmental Protection Act-2014 and creating environmental hazard for the residents.
On taking up the issue with Deputy Director (Tech), Environmental Protection Agency by Regional Director, Provincial Ombudsman Sindh Regional Office, Hyderabad, the owner of the factory stopped the business in one month and the residence of the area were saved from the environmental hazard.
Source: The Provincial Ombudsman Sindh, Pakistan
