The Environment Protection and Climate Change Department has confirmed that vehicles without Emission Test System (ETS) stickers will not be restricted from using the roads at this stage.
Officials have stated that such a move will only be considered once a majority of vehicles in Lahore have undergone emissions testing.
Currently, the department is offering a free ETS service across 20 centers in the city. Each center is supposed to operate with three testing squads. However, in many locations, fewer teams are available, which has led to long queues and delays.
At the Emporium Mall center in Johar Town, only one squad was reportedly handling hundreds of vehicles daily.
Motorists have complained about waiting for hours in the heat without getting their vehicles tested. Each ETS test takes about five minutes, including a required pause between tests to clear emissions from the machine.
The department believes that many people avoid using the paid testing facilities, where a test costs Rs. 500. This results in heavy rush at the free service points. So far, over 100,000 vehicles have been tested in Lahore.
Officials have said that the number of ETS machines will soon increase from 70 to around 100. The department also plans to expand the service to other districts in Punjab.
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Can you confirm where EPA is conducting tests in Islamabad?
Thanks.
We are not just stupid but very, very stupid. What emissions and what pollution? Before copying the developed world, we should first create environment for implementation of such rules. Is our petrol of an international standard? No. Are our vehicles of an international standard? No. And so on….
The stupid babus sitting in the air conditioned offices have leashed a hell on the car owners. In the unbearable scorching heat, public is compelled to wait in long queues. The timing is most ridiculous i e 10.00 am to 5.00 pm when the sun is in full fury. Was it not better to have timings from 5.00 am to 11.00 or 11 30 am. Above all a last date has also been fixed to create panic. The best way would have been to station the ET teams at different places and authorized to check the vehicles at random and issue stickers to passed vehicles and warnings to failed vehicles. When a reasonable number of vehicles haves got stickers only then a last date be announced. The best time for the operations would have been from September to December when it was not painful to wait in a car. It is hoped that authorities will revise the project.
They should have started with cars of a certain year and gradually moved forward
This whole idea comes from a sick mind ,without any planning as usual.