Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has started action against marble factories in Peshawar, Mohmand and district Khyber to keep clean water free from pollution and to enforce environmental laws. Seven factories have been sealed after officials found they lacked proper waste management.
Why the factories were sealed
Authorities say factory waste was being disposed of in unsuitable ways, putting water resources at risk. Among the affected waters is the Kabul River, which runs through parts of the province and supplies communities and farmland downstream. The sealing of seven plants is presented as a direct response to that failure to manage waste.
Environmental laws in Pakistan set rules for how industry must handle and dispose of waste so that rivers and groundwater are not contaminated. Officials framed the crackdown as an effort to put those rules into practice around marble production sites in the three areas named.
Malagori given a seven-day cleanup order
Separately, in Malagori, factories that were not disposing of marble waste correctly have been told to ensure cleanup within seven days. The order gives those units a short, fixed window to correct how they handle and remove waste rather than facing an immediate seal, according to the account of the action.
What happens next
The drive is described as already under way in Peshawar, Mohmand and district Khyber. Whether further plants are sealed, or whether Malagori units meet the seven-day deadline, will depend on follow-up checks that have not yet been detailed in the available account. Residents who rely on local water sources will be watching whether the river and other water bodies see less industrial waste as enforcement continues.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa mein marble factories ke khilaf action shuru ho gaya hai. Saat factories is liye seal ho gayi hain ke un ka waste theek se manage nahi ho raha tha. Is waste se Kabul River aur doosre pani ke zaraie ganda ho rahe the. Malagori ki kuch factories ko saat din mein safai karne ka hukum diya gaya hai.
