DIG Motorways meets LCCI President
Lahore (MNP) DIG National Highways and Motorway Police Syed Fareed Ali has said that the rules and regulations have been made more stringent after the Kaler Kahar accident while violation of rules by public service vehicles is being strictly prevented.
He expressed these views during a meeting with the LCCI President Kashif Anwar at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry. LCCI Senior Vice President Zafar Mehmood Chaudhary and representatives of Pakistan Goods Transport were also present on the occasion.
Syed Fareed Ali said that the objective of Highways and Motorway Police is to ensure the implementation of the rules. He said that the warehouses will be built on the Motorway soon. At present the vehicles take exit in the next city and unload their goods.
He said that 80% of the trucks are small and there are also trucks production of which has been stopped but they are running on the roads. He said that it is a good suggestion to set the specifications for the body.
The DG said that Punjab has a good vehicle fitness system. The Motorway Police has signed a MoU with the Punjab Government to share vehicle fitness data.
He said that due to heavy traffic at Thokar and Ravi, extra staff has been deployed.
LCCI President Kashif Anwar said that to purchase new trucks, loans should be given on easy installments and with 2 to 3% markup. He said that due to violation of rules and regulations, accidents, deaths and financial loss occur. He said that the rate of fine should be increased instead registering FIRs.
He said that National Highways and Motorway Police is an ideal institution. In September 2020, the Lahore Chamber signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Highways and Motorway Police.
