Lahore administration enforces motorcycle safety rods ahead of basant

LAHORE: The city administration has announced safety measures amid the three-day Basant festival, which will be held next month.

One of the important decisions among these measures is related to motorcyclists, under which it is mandatory to install safety rods on all motorcycles during Basant.

Lahore Commissioner Maryam Khan said, while presiding over a meeting in which kite flying associations, police officers and district administration officials participated, that “Safe Basant” will be celebrated on February 6, 7, and 8 only within the limits of Lahore district.

According to the commissioner, under the Kite Flying Ordinance 2025, motorcycles without safety rods will not be allowed to ply on the city roads during the three-day festival.

The administration will set up 100 road safety camps across Lahore, where about 1 million safety rods are planned to be installed.

Officials said that these camps will have the capacity to install safety rods on 50,000 to 60,000 motorcycles daily. Khan clarified that a complete ban on kite flying will remain in place till February 6.

She further said that the manufacturing of kites and related equipment will be allowed only within the Lahore district, while the sale of kites will start from February 1 and continue till February 8.

The commissioner warned that strict action will be taken in case of violation. The meeting was informed that 204 cases have been registered against illegal kite flying so far.

Maryam Khan said that only those manufacturers, traders, and sellers will be able to operate who are registered and have a No Objection Certificate (NOC).

She appealed to kite flying associations and citizens to fully cooperate with the administration for a safe Basant.