LAHORE: Punjab government has announced to introduce electric vehicles, including bikes, and buses to mitigate environmental pollution.
Senior provincial minister Marriyum Aurangzeb chaired a key session to review the progress on four crucial sectors. Aurangzeb was briefed about progress on matters related to air quality, school education, population, and health.
The high level delegation of Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) also attended the session.
The effective and actionable roadmap for eradication of smog was also considered in the session. Bikes emitting smoke would be fined by identification through safe cities cameras.
Crop burning in May also increased smog, announced in the session. The government aimed to reduce air pollution by improving the air quality index by 70 PM from 100 PM until 2028. It was revealed that around 1800 new bikes were registered in Lahore on a daily basis. Motorcycles are the biggest cause of air pollution and contribute around 75 pc to transport pollution. –Agencies
