Unfit Heavy Vehicles Are Prohibited In Lahore To Combat The Smog Danger.

To combat the growing threat of smog, Punjab has begun a crackdown on vehicles that generate smoke throughout the province, according to sources. According to specifics, Dr. Imran Hamid Sheikh, Director General of Environment, declared that smoke-emitting automobiles would be prohibited from the road as of right now. He gave the traffic cops orders to crack down on all of these cars right away. Additionally, the DG Environment mandated that any car operating without a current fitness certificate be immediately removed from the road. Additionally, he directed officials to ease traffic jams, especially in the city's busiest areas. Dr. Imran Hamid Sheikh also ordered the arrest of trash fires and the filing of criminal charges against them. Marriyum Aurangzeb, the provincial minister, had earlier stated that, under the chief minister's directive, Punjab's (9) departments had been engaged in a massive campaign to combat the province's smog. Where's Marriyum Aurangzeb stated in a statement that “smog guns, air quality monitors, and anti-smog equipment” are operating in the field while brick kilns are being monitored and live reported. "The operation was carried out with the aid of the AQI forecasting for the first time in Punjab's history," the minister stated.

To combat the growing threat of smog, Punjab has begun a crackdown on vehicles that generate smoke throughout the province, according to sources.

According to specifics, Dr. Imran Hamid Sheikh, Director General of Environment, declared that smoke-emitting automobiles would be prohibited from the road as of right now. He gave the traffic cops orders to crack down on all of these cars right away.

Additionally, the DG Environment mandated that any car operating without a current fitness certificate be immediately removed from the road. Additionally, he directed officials to ease traffic jams, especially in the city’s busiest areas. Dr. Imran Hamid Sheikh also ordered the arrest of trash fires and the filing of criminal charges against them.

Marriyum Aurangzeb, the provincial minister, had earlier stated that, under the chief minister’s directive, Punjab’s (9) departments had been engaged in a massive campaign to combat the province’s smog.

Where’s Marriyum Aurangzeb stated in a statement that “smog guns, air quality monitors, and anti-smog equipment” are operating in the field while brick kilns are being monitored and live reported. “The operation was carried out with the aid of the AQI forecasting for the first time in Punjab’s history,” the minister stated.

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