Citing sources, Geo News reported that a new policy would most likely come into effect under which government departments would operate at 50% power on Wednesdays and rapid checks would be carried out on weekends.
In the past it was announced that all schools, markets and offices would be closed on Wednesday, October 11. However, the Lahore Commissioner’s Office said on Tuesday that they would remain open and that their closure was subject to approval by the provincial government.
“The proposal to run away from home in educational establishments and s will be submitted to the Punjab government and will make a final decision in this regard,” the Commissioner’s spokesperson said.
The provincial government blamed worsening air pollution on traffic and emissions from factories, which contribute 7 percent of pollutants amid the city’s visual smog. The peak of smog was recorded in the first 3 days of last week.
According to sources, it has been proposed to impose heavy fines on factories that violate the closure policy and will be closed in case the rules followed by the government are maintained.
Commissioner Muhammad Ali Randhawa said the government would announce a work-from-home policy for two months to combat emerging pollutants in the Lahore division. The commissioner said this after meeting with CHC Bilal Siddiqui investors to discuss the proposal to keep the markets closed on Wednesdays.
“Traders can open the markets on Sundays if they wish,” the commissioner said, adding that they supported the move to keep the markets closed on Wednesdays.
It should be noted that Lahore consistently ranks among the most polluted cities in the world. In 2022, Lahore became the most polluted city in the world, according to IQAir. Lahore’s air quality deteriorated from 86. 5 to 97. 4 micrograms of PM 2. 5 waste consistent with cubic. meter.
According to News International, the Energy Policy Institute (EPIC) at the University of Chicago, in its Air Quality of Life Index (AQLI), stated that air pollutants are the biggest risk to human health in Pakistan, reducing life by an average of 3. 9 years. .
Pakistan does not follow World Health Organization (WHO) rules to limit the average annual concentration of PM2 to between five and five micrograms per cubic meter. Pakistan’s 240 million people live in spaces that exceed WHO rules.
Punjab, Islamabad and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are the most polluted provinces in Pakistan.
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