SAMBRIAL - The tanneries in the Sambrial area should revamp and relocate to Sialkot Tannery Zone (STZ) as they are facing key environmental issues there, according to Mr Ivan Krl of Agri-Business Development Branch of UNIDO. The STZ is a purposely developed tanning zone which will house facilities like common effluent treatment plants, Mr Krl said while talking to all the stakeholders of the tanning industry regarding the issues that are coming in the way of developing the STZ into a world-class tannery zone. Relocation of the local tanning units would facilitate their modernisation, especially in terms of environmental control. The development of the STZ should not be limited to just moving the tanning industry from Sialkot, as it is a lifetime opportunity for Pakistan to firmly put its entire export-oriented leather industry on the world map. Besides UNIDO and Punjab government, several other agencies are joining hands in implementing the project to help relocate the domestic tanning industry. UNIDO would help with finalising the master plan for the new STZ, and would assist in preparing draft tannery designs and a conceptual plant layout for each design. This would cover areas like manufacturing, storage and administration. Also, it would work on finalising operational sequence, labour and energy needs, list of equipments and investment required for the same and also an analysis of overall estimated production costs. The proposed zone would have a cleaner production mechanism including pre-treatment facilities for effluents. Moreover, latest information is also being made available regarding the technology/equipment suppliers, inclusive of training and demonstration of suggested cleaner technologies like water management, hair save processing, solar water heating, chrome management, and occupational safety and health. In the last few years, many similar projects and leather zones have been established in several countries, which include Indias Kolkata leather complex, Turkeys Bursa leather complex, Irans Tabriz leather complex, etc. Power remains disconnected: Electricity supply to all judicial and revenue courts remained disconnected for the second consecutive day here on Thursday. On Wednesday, the Gepco Daska officials disconnected all the electricity connections of Daska judicial and revenue courts due to the non-payment of the outstanding dues.