Ministry shares with NA panel: NA body concerned at ‘inconsistency of data reported in briefs’
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination expressed concern over what it described as the “inconsistency of the data reported in the briefs” shared by the Climate Change Ministry with the NA panel. The committee met under the chair of Munaza Hassan to take up the relevant issues concerning the Climate Change Ministry and the Pakistan…
The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination expressed concern over the "inconsistency of data reported in the briefs" shared by the Climate Change Ministry with the NA panel. During a meeting chaired by Munaza Hassan, panel chairperson stated that there were glaring inconsistencies in the data provided by the ministry to the committee, requesting the ministry officials to rectify serious mistakes evident in the relevant briefs prepared by the Climate Change Ministry.
The committee also expressed concern over Pak-EPA's failure to effectively follow and implement the Air Quality Management Plan, and recommended that a report on water-testing, standards, and laboratory performance be presented in the next meeting. The committee was informed that fines were imposed mainly by Pak-EPA on individuals and entities for violating environment protection laws, and that a surveillance and monitoring system was in place for industrial monitoring.
Pak-EPA officials informed the committee that the agency was under-funded and under-staffed, but claimed that it was moving towards digitisation to address these issues.
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