KARACHI: The Sindh Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has conducted a five-day campaign across Sindh against vehicles emitting more than the prescribed amount of smoke.
According to the details, a total of Rs 196,000 fines were imposed across the province on 94 vehicles emitting more than the normal amount of smoke during the said campaign. A total of 33 percent of the vehicles were found to emit smoke exceeding the prescribed limits.
The five-day campaign was conducted simultaneously in Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur divisions. In Karachi, SEPA officials checked vehicles at Boat Basin, Brooks Chowrangi, Mazal Pump, Mazare Quaid, Stadium Road, Singar Chowrangi and Baldia, while in Hyderabad, Fateh Chowk and Qasim Chowk, and in Sukkur, vehicles were checked at Sabzi Mandi and Arain Phatak.
Apart from this, vehicles were also checked at Tehri Mor Khairpur and National Highway Ghotki.
With the support of traffic police, the officials of Sepa carried out technical checks of around 300 vehicles. While those vehicles whose smoke emission was normal, they were also advised to do regular tuning.
In addition to different gases, there are fine particles in the smoke coming out of the vehicles, which go into the human lungs through breathing and cause severe damage to them.
According to the Sindh Environmental Protection Act 2014, all types of pollution are strictly prohibited. Vehicles emitting smoke can be fined on the spot.
