-World Earth Day today
By Adnan Rafique
ISLAMABAD: The National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) is ensuring an eco-friendly travel on motorway and penalising automobiles emitting dark smoke and those throwing trash on undesignated places.
The NHMP since its inception in 1997 was ensuring regular cleanliness of the motorway to keep it neat and clean, said Sector Commander NHMP, M-2 North Aashiq Hussain Chouhan talking to media in connection with World Earth Day.
He said as per the vision of IG NHMP Dr Syed Kaleem Imam and DIG Ishfaq Ahmed, the NHMP patrols were strictly following the cars throwing trash, over speeding or emitting dark smoke and imposed fine right on the spot.
The Sector Commander added that the Motorway Police was very sensitive on the matter of littering by the road users as it was ensuring a serene and clean environment after many arduous efforts.
He underscored that motorway was a noise free zone without rush, pollution and garbage through out the travel that offered a memorable journey covered in the greenery and beautiful landscape across the motorway to it’s users. “Courtesy, help and honesty are the benchmarks of NHMP and also the guiding principles of the Police Force that helped to maintain its trust and honour in the nation,†he proudly said. He highlighted that rice crop stubble burning was a serious issue that used to exist from Kellar Kahar to Lahore region of M-2 North Sector of NHMP that sprawled over 200 kilometers from Chakri to Kot Momin.
The Sector Commander noted that rice stubble burning was creating thick screens of dark smoke that reduced visibility to a significant level for the commuters, hence resulting serious road accidents.
