Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann set for Bhavnagar, Bharuch campaign tour for AAP on April 16-17
This move comes as the AAP and Congress navigate a recent seat-sharing agreement within the INDIA bloc.
Blowing pressure horn in vehicles will land a person in jail for six years as Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has issued directions in this regard last week. The ban will come into force from 1 October onwards prohibiting the use of multi-tone horns and cracker-sound emitting silencers fitted in motor vehicles as well.
According to the notice issued by PPCB the manufacturing, purchasing, selling, fitting and using these devices will be treated as the violation of the orders. An imprisonment of up to six years or a fine of Rs 5,000 per day will be imposed as per the rules laid down under Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
As per the earlier provisions, PPCB had been imposing a fine of Rs 1,000 for the offence while impounding the vehicles. “We are going to impose a statewide ban on the use of pressure horns, sirens, cracker-sound emitting devices installed in motorcycles from 1 October onwards. No one will be spared, while violating the norms. The decision has been decided to impose the ban after taking directions from the Punjab government,” PPCB, Chairman, Kahan Singh Pannu, told The Statesman. He also added that the PPCB had launched a special drive in July during which buses blowing pressure horns or multi-tone horns were penalised.
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As per the roadmap prepared to control the erring vehicles using pressure horns, the PPCB will launch a statewide campaign to aware the people about the ban and its consequences. The development is significant as the culture of using pressure horns in private buses or trucks is more evident in Punjab than any other state.
A bank employee from Mohali, Karan Partap Singh, who travels to Fatehgarh Sahib daily by bus, said he has been facing the consequences due to the buses blowing pressure horns. “I am consulting an Ear Nose Throat (ENT) specialist since past six months due to a blockage in my ear. The ban was also there earlier, but hardly any impact was seen. Now, with the strict rule the situation may improve,” he said.
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