Bikes scheme for students subject to environmental NOC

Lahore: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Friday made the scheme of providing motorcycles to students subject to environmental NOC.

In the Lahore High Court, a hearing was held on the petitions related to remedial smog, Justice Shahid Karim heard the petitions of citizen Haroon Farooq and others.

During the hearing, the court remarked related to the scheme of providing motorbikes to the students by the Punjab government that it is a criminal offense not getting environmental NOC before the project.

The court made Punjab government's scheme of distribution of motorcycles among students subject to environmental NOC.

Justice Shahid Karim said that pollution is a serious problem which cannot be ignored.

The High Court while ordering all the parks of the city to be completely restored and made safe, remarked that fines should also be imposed to restore and make the parks safe.

Lahore High Court has ordered to submit report on restoration of seven sports complexes of Lahore Development Authority (LDA) and cutting of trees.

Later, the court sought a detailed report from the Punjab government regarding the bike supply scheme by May 27.