MIANWALI: Seven water filtration plants have been sealed in the city after nine plants working across Mianwali out of 12 failed to qualify the prescribed healthy drinking water.
A team of Punjab Food Authority headed by Raja Mansoor Ahmed, on the direction of Director General, Punjab Food Authority, raided filtration plants and collected water samples from 12 plants. The samples were sent to the laboratory for testing.As per laboratory test reports received, nine samples taken out of 12 filtration plants failed the quality test.
The PFA sealed seven filtration plants due to the presence of bacteria in the samples. Meanwhile, two filtration plants were fined Rs 20,000 each for minor violations.
STRIKE: The District Bar Association continued a complete boycott of courts against an illegal police raid conducted on the residence of advocate Ejaz Gohar Khan.
None of the members of the bar attended the court proceedings.