Motorcycle-rickshaw builders in hot waters
A meeting was chaired by Deputy Commissioner Capt (retd) Shoaib Ali on Thursday to review action against workshops illegally manufacturing motorcycle-rickshaws and loader-rickshaws in the city.
The meeting was attended by Secretary Regional Transport Authority Muhammad Tahir Malik, DSP Traffic Muhammad Arshad Gondal and officers from other relevant departments.
The DC said the Punjab government had issued orders to act against workshops that retroactively convert motorcycles into loader-rickshaws.
He added that these illegal workshops ignored all safety measures. According to Rescue-1122, such vehicles were a major cause of road accidents.
The DC ordered the formation of committees at the tehsil level to launch crackdowns against these workshops.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 1st, 2023.