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The second stage of Graded Response Action Plan remains in force in the national capital. New Delhi: A dense layer of smog enveloped Delhi and surrounding regions of Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad on Wednesday morning, leading to flight diversions. Due to adverse weather conditions, seven flights were diverted – six to Jaipur and one […]
فائل فوٹو پنجاب کے میدانی علاقوں میں اسموگ اور دھند کے باعث مختلف موٹرویز کو کئی مقامات سے بند کردیا گیا ہے۔ ترجمان سٹی ٹریفک اور موٹروے پولیس کے مطابق اسموگ اور دھند کے باعث حد نگاہ کم ہونے پر موٹروےایم 2 کو لاہور سے شیخوپورہ تک، موٹروے ایم 4 کو لاہور سے درخانہ تک […]
A representational image showing a groom and a bride holding hands. — AFP/File Amid the deepening smog crisis in the province, the Advocate General of Punjab (AGP) on Tuesday came up with a “unique idea” to deal with the worsening air pollution in the region. Outlining a “new smog mitigation policy”, the advocate general apprised […]
Punjab to install air purifiers in commercial areas. LAHORE – In view of the smog situation, green lockdown is likely to be imposed in more areas of Lahore in a day or two. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) sources said that a proposed plan is ready to be announced soon, adding that green lockdown would […]
لاہور: اسموگ جہاں عام شہریوں کو متاثر کررہی ہے وہیں اینٹوں کے بھٹوں پر کام کرنیوالے مزدور اور باربرداری میں استعمال ہونے والے جانور بھی بری طرح متاثر ہورہے ہیں لیکن حکومت کی طرف ان کی صحت سے متعلق کوئی اقدامات نہیں اٹھائے جارہے۔ تاہم ورکنگ اینیملز کی صحت اور ویلفیئر کے لیے کام کرنیوالے […]
People walk around a park amid heavy smoggy conditions in Lahore on November 7, 2024. — AFP The smog crisis in Punjab has worsened as toxic air continues to spread to other cities, following Lahore’s consistent ranking at the top of world’s most polluted cities. Today (Friday), the air quality index (AQI) in Lahore soared […]
School boys wear masks as they walk along a road amid heavy smog in Lahore on October 29, 2024. — AFP The Punjab government has announced the closure of all schools up to higher secondary level in key divisions across the province due to smog crisis. Addressing a press conference at the Chief Minister’s House, […]
Commuters drive along a road amid heavy smog in Lahore on October 29, 2024. — AFP LAHORE: A new spell of smog is set to hit Lahore in the next 24 hours which prompted the Punjab Environment Protection and Climate Change Department to issue an alert for citizens. A spokesperson of the provincial department said […]
Pakistan’s second city of Lahore will close primary schools for a week over record pollution, government authorities said on Sunday, to avoid exposing millions of children to smog several times above levels deemed dangerous. For days, the city of 14 million people has been enveloped by smog, a mix of fog and pollutants caused by […]
Lahore residents continue to grapple with hazardous air quality as the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) surpassed 1000 again on Sunday, ranking it as the most polluted city globally. According to IQAir, a Swiss air quality monitoring platform, levels of PM2.5—dangerous fine particulate matter that poses serious health risks—peaked at 613, marking pollution levels over […]