New technology to reduce brick kiln pollution: PPCB

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The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), Jalandhar, organised a meeting-cum-interactive seminar with brick kiln owners of Jalandhar and Kapurthala districts here today. It was chaired by Sandeep Bahl, Senior Environmental Engineer, Zonal Office, Jalandhar. A presentation on the newly approved zig-zag technology and its functioning was made and it was shown that it would result in the increased quality of first-class bricks from 75% to 90% besides reducing the coal consumption and thereby reducing the pollution.