Overview
- Punjab’s EPA has made exhaust and noise tests mandatory for all private and commercial vehicles to confirm compliance.
- Cars, vans, buses and motorcycles lacking a valid ETS certificate and green sticker will face on-the-spot confiscation.
- Joint EPA–traffic police checkpoints will conduct random inspections on major routes such as Ferozepur Road, Canal Bank and Mall Road.
- Enforcement begins with a phase focusing on vehicles manufactured between 2010 and 2015 under a stated zero-tolerance policy.
- Officials are issuing notices ahead of the deadline, while limited certified testing stations have raised calls for subsidies or financing to help lower-income drivers comply.