LAHORE:Provincial Secretary of Transport Ahmed Javed Qazi said that the Transport Department has imposed restrictions on the use of vehicles spreading pollution (emitting smoke) and non-standard fuels under Punjab Environment Protection (Control and Prevention) Smog Rules 2023.
He was chairing a meeting to evaluate the department’s teams made to tackle smog at his office here on Tuesday. He said that multiple actions have been taken against smoke emitting vehicles throughout the province.
The secretary said that 1,233 vehicles were inspected across Punjab while 103 vehicles were impounded, 282 faced legal action, and a fine of Rs 3.17 million was collected.