MARDAN
Speakers at a seminar stressed the transporters to play their due role in keeping environment safe from hazardious smog released by vehicles on the roads.
The drivers need to keep check their vehicles regularly as smog is hazardous and cause pollution in environment and it also contribute to climatic changes.
The seminar was arranged on the special directives of Chief Secretary Shahzad Khan Bangash under the aegis of Directorate of Transport and Mass Transit Department Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in district Mardan in which a large number of transporters, drivers and masses participated.
Those who spoke on the occasion including Qaiser Khan, director transport, Tariq Ali Khan, additional secretary transport, deputy commissioner Mardan, Manager Vehicle Emission Testing Station (VETS) Zubair Khan.
Addressing the participants of awareness seminar, director transport said that the vehicle smoke and toxic gas is main cause of environmental pollution and climate change which not only affect human life but also contribute a lot to global warming.
“Recent flood in Pakistan is occurred due to climate change” he said and added that government has prepared various policies which are in pipeline aimed at providing clean environment to people and halting further pollution.
He maintained that it is also the responsibility of every citizen to come forward and play their role in this international issue, saying that without people cooperation clean environment is impossible.
The transport department director further said that the Vehicle Emission Testing Stations (VETS) a wing of the said department wherein transporters and drivers can check their vehicles’ smoke.
“VETS is dealing with vehicle fumes, toxic gas and vehicle noise through modern missionaries” he said and urged the transporters to check their vehicles’ smoke as early as possible to get rid of the pollution.
