Smog-Free Punjab Mission: RUDA Launches Night Oper...

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•   _Exclusive video shows red-hot furnaces running without scrubbers at MashaAllah and RBS Steel Mills; PK Industry and Ehsan Plastic polythene units also sealed in Mehmood Booti, Turkey Road_ LAHORE : On the directives of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) under CEO Imran Amin has intensified the Smog-Free Punjab Mission with large-scale night operations in Ravi City.
• MashaAllah Steel Mills and RBS Steel Factories – Sealed for Inactive Scrubbers:* The video clearly shows: – A brick furnace with open flame and smoke, glowing red-hot at 19-21 seconds, operating without any emission control system.
• PK Industry and Ehsan Plastic Polythene Units – Sealed:* These units were sealed for burning plastic waste and operating without environmental compliance.

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_Exclusive video shows red-hot furnaces running without scrubbers at MashaAllah and RBS Steel Mills; PK Industry and Ehsan Plastic polythene units also sealed in Mehmood Booti, Turkey Road_

LAHORE : On the directives of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) under CEO Imran Amin has intensified the Smog-Free Punjab Mission with large-scale night operations in Ravi City.

*CURRENT OPERATION – AS SEEN IN VIDEO FOOTAGE:*

Minute Mirror has obtained exclusive 30-second night operation video and photographs of the operation conducted by RUDA Environment and Enforcement wings.

*Location and Timing:* Mehmood Booti and Turkey Road industrial areas. The operation was conducted at night to catch factories violating environmental laws under cover of darkness.

*Action Taken:*

*1. MashaAllah Steel Mills and RBS Steel Factories – Sealed for Inactive Scrubbers:*
The video clearly shows:
– A brick furnace with open flame and smoke, glowing red-hot at 19-21 seconds, operating without any emission control system.
– Hot steel rods and T-iron bars spread on the factory floor.
– RUDA officials, including a female environment officer, and police personnel inspecting the site.
– An official climbing a ladder to paste the sealing notice.
– Final shot shows main gate locked with official notice: *”SEALED BY RUDA – RAVI URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB”* with red wax seal and padlock.