Gas cylinders remove, fine imposes on transporters

F.P. Report

SHIKARPUR: After horrific incident of cylinder explosion in passenger wagon which claimed at least five precious lives of passengers and three sustained grave burnt injuries beside Toll Plaza Kashmore, WaseemMemon, the secretary Regional Transport, checked public transport vehicles and removed at least 12 CNG cylinders and fined one passenger vehicle, here on Wednesday.

All the public transport vehicles invisible from their route to avoid imposing fine while speaking the media men WaseemMemon expressed his great concerns regarding horrific incident of cylinder explosion next to Kashmore district and said that transport department has already initiated campaign against CNG cylinders and has removed at least 200 CNG cylinders and recovered amounting Rs.0.2 millions.

Keeping an eye over terrible incident strict action will be taken against transporter in accordance with the orders of Supreme Court of Pakistan and direction issued by Deputy Commissioner Shikarpur Rahim BuxMaitlo to avoid further loss of precious lives adding in this regard transporters must cooperate with transport department for the larger interests of the people of Sindh.