Lahore:
The Environmental Protection Punjab Agency (EPA) has accelerated its air surveillance and digital cartography operations in Lahore and the surrounding area, and in other sensitive areas, to prevent the risk of aviation linked to birds.
EPA officials claim that the agency’s air surveillance force leads recognition flights on key locations, including Lahore airport, to identify the activity of birds and nesting sites. They use advanced technologies for PK Press Club-tag nests and bird cages on digital cards, allowing rapid elimination. The electronic cartography process should be concluded within two days.
According to the latest “Dingat report” of EPA, a targeted operation near Mehfooz Shaheed Garrison, near Harbanspura Ring Road, withdrew 20 deer nests and 30 nests of crows. The pigeon cages were also dismantled in five different places, notably Baden Road and Gulshan Park.
The main minister Marriyum Aurangzeb warned that bird nests are a serious threat to planes and have urged the public to refrain from feeding birds in open spaces or roofs.
The district administration has launched inspections of wedding rooms, restaurants and meat stores. In Nishat Colony and Arbab Market, four traders were sentenced to a fine and their sealed premises for maintaining poultry and outdoor meat stands.
The municipal teams have released unnecessary branches and garbage from Khurshid Alam Road, Javed Cheema Chowk and Zarar Shaheed Road, eliminating potential nesting terrains.
In a separate action, the provincial fauna department has removed 15 deer nests and 20 paf golf club crows. The next phase of the operation is now moving from Mehfooz Garrison to the Harbanspura ring road.
The EPA called on the public to avoid throwing remains of meat or sacrificial offers in open areas, warning that such practices attract birds and increase accidental risk. Strict measures will be taken against offenders.
