Traffic violators to clean up Mall Road as punishment

LAHORE: Introducing a unique way to deal with traffic violations, City Traffic Officer (CTO) Dr. Ather Waheed has directed that traffic violators be made to clean up the Mall Road as punishment.

He directed authorities to file FIRs against owners of heavy vehicles violating traffic laws instead of issuing challans.

He further warned that in the future, violators would be made to clean Mall Road as punishment rather than being fined.

If they refused, they would be assigned to clean Liberty Market instead.

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Dr. Waheed also announced that government employees who fail to pay e-challans will have their salaries withheld.

CRACKDOWN ON WATER WASTAGE

Meanwhile, a crackdown was launched against water-wasting service stations in Lahore. According to a report submitted by WASA’s legal advisor, Mian Irfan Akram, to the Lahore High Court, cases were registered against 22 service stations, while 35 were sealed. Each was fined Rs100,000 for excessive water wastage.

In Nishtar Town 22 service stations were sealed, 15 cases were registered, in Ravi Town: six cases were registered, and three stations were sealed, Ganj Bakhsh Town one case was registered, three stations were sealed, in Jubilee Town six stations were sealed, and two cases were registered, in Aziz Bhatti Town nine stations were sealed and one case registered, in Shalimar Town three stations were sealed, one case registered and in Allama Iqbal Town three stations were sealed