I don’t know what kind of people we are. Living in the Daroghewala area on the main GT Road, I witness lawlessness around me all the time. First of all, the governemtn has to clearly mark this area as a commercial, industrial or domestic one. No one seems to know what is the status of this area. Factories have grown up like mushrooms here, some of which are a serious threat to the environment and can have severe health hazards.
Right on the main GT Road, opposite Moninpura PTCL exchange, used tyres are burnt on daily basis to extract residual fuel, leaving highly toxic elements in the air without any check or treatment. And when it happens, which is too often, residents of the area are left gasping for fresh air. How anyone can get a permit to develop this kind of a factory in a residential area is beyond my comprehension. No government department i.e., health, environment protection, waste management control or even the city district government has taken any step to handle the situation.
Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif is requested to please find some time from his pet project of Metro Bus System and look into the matter and do something about it.