The Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) is seeking government aid to set up an effluent treatment plant in Sialkot. The 234 tanneries are a source of pollution and there is concern that without proper treatment, it poses a threat to the health of the local population.

The SCCI argues that the government's Export Development Fund (EDF) should provide some help as the tanneries earn around $200 million each year in exports and employ thousands of people.

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