Smoke Emitting Vehicles and Factories to be Shut Down, Orders Judicial Commission

The environment commission held a meeting at Water and Sanitation Agency Headquarter where the judicial commission unanimously decided to shut down factories and vehicles emitting toxic smoke on immediate effect. During the meeting, Chairman of the environment commission Justice ® Ali Akbar Qureshi said: “Anyone seen driving barred cars or violating the decision will be detained for three days.”

The Director-General Lahore Development Authority (LDA) and environment secretary said that they will take all the measures to strictly implement the commission’s decision. Moreover, a plantation campaign in the provincial capital is also underway which will be completed in April next year.

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