177 smoke-emitting vehicles challaned

Apr 03, 2021

LAHORE   -  Punjab Highway Patrol (PHP) teams carried out full countermeasures, fined 177 vehicles and warned them to come to the highways after completing their maintenance work.  As per details, PHP teams imposed fines of Rs. 116900 on 177 vehicles in the form of challans while one vehicle was also confiscated after registering an FIR. Along with the fines, a public awareness campaign was also continued to raise awareness about the environmental pollution. 

In this regard, the Mobile Education Units of Punjab Highway Patrol conducted awareness campaigns on environmental pollution and set up 67 traffic camps on highways in different districts of the province in which 2874 drivers and 2113 students were given awareness in lectures on environmental pollution. Besides, pamphlets were distributed among 26307 citizens while hundreds of peoples were given information on ways to prevent environmental pollution in twelve seminars on the same subject.  Additional IGP PHP Shahid Hanif had directed the PHP teams to ensure the implementation of precautionary measures against coronavirus while performing their professional duties in all cases.

(The Nation)

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