Environmental protection is not the responsibility of any single institution but of every citizen, said Provincial Advisor for Environment Naseem-ur-Rehman Mullakhel

Quetta: All possible measures are being taken against the use and sale of plastic bags. Environmental protection is not the responsibility of any single institution but of every citizen, said Provincial Advisor for Environment Naseem-ur-Rehman Mullakhel while addressing the meeting of the Advisory Committee. He said that in view of the protection of human health and environment, the use of polythene bags has been banned under the Government of Balochistan Act 2023 and negligence in this regard will not be tolerated.

The meeting also made recommendations regarding alternatives to polythene bags. On this occasion, Director General of the Balochistan Environmental Protection Agency Muhammad Ibrahim Baloch provided a detailed briefing regarding the ban on polythene bags. The meeting was attended by VC Balochistan University Zahoor Bazai, Deputy Secretary Local Government Khurram Khalid, SP City Quetta Akhtar Nawaz, Additional Secretary Industries Dr. Saqib Zeb Kansi, President Markaz Anjuman Tajran Rahim Kakar, Environmentalist Kaleemullah Khilji, Mumtaz Ahmed Lango, Chief of Section P&D and other relevant important personalities and officers.