Key Points:
- 1,766 cases registered and 1,241 people arrested during this year’s smog crackdown across Punjab.
- 11,360 people fined a total of Rs100 million; another 4,111 warned.
- 7,613 violations reported, most of them smoke-emitting vehicles (5,824).
- Punjab Inspector General of Police Abdul Kareem has ordered the crackdown intensified, with zero tolerance for breaches of the smog standard operating procedures.
LAHORE: Punjab police fined 11,360 people a total of Rs100 million during this year’s province-wide smog crackdown.
A Punjab Police spokesman said 1,766 cases were registered in Lahore and other districts during the crackdown, with 1,241 people arrested.
Another 4,111 people were warned. Police reported 7,613 violations in all.
Smoke-emitting vehicles accounted for 5,824 of them, followed by 811 violations for crop residue burning and 641 at brick kilns. Industrial activity accounted for 184 violations and 153 more were classed as other.
“Punjab Inspector General of Police Abdul Kareem has ordered the crackdown intensified on highways, in industrial and agricultural areas and at other places.”
Punjab Inspector General of Police Abdul Kareem has ordered the crackdown intensified on highways, in industrial and agricultural areas and at other places.
Traffic police widen smog drive with action on smoke-emitting vehiclesHe has directed zero tolerance for anyone breaching the smog standard operating procedures, with strict action against those responsible.
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