Pakistan's Lahore remains top polluted city of the world

Bed air keeps Lahore on the top of the air quality index as most polluted city of the world with AQI reading 310 on Monday.

Indian capital city New Delhi ranked second and Accra, the capital city of Ghana, third most polluted city on the AQI.

The air quality of Multan, Peshawar and Karachi has been hazardous. The level of particulate matter in air has been measured 268 points in Multan. While 230 points in Peshawar and 215 in Karachi.

Lahore has also been ranked first in Pakistan on the air quality index, while Multan listed second, Peshawar third, Rawalpindi 4th and Karachi ranked 5th with regard to the air pollution.

Air pollution and smog haunted Punjab with the onset of winter. Authorities made desperate efforts to contain smog in cities. The province grappling with severe air pollution, which have soared to alarming levels, causing serious public health issues.

For days, Lahore has been enveloped by smog, a mix of fog and pollutants caused by low-grade diesel fumes, smoke from seasonal agricultural burning as temperatures drop with cooling air.

The government closed schools and restricted timing of eateries, other businesses and markets to save general public from the adverse impact of toxic pollution and health problems.

Air pollutants’ level in Punjab soared with the onset of winter. Authorities made desperate efforts to contain smog in cities. The province grappling with severe air pollution, which has reached to alarming levels, much above the level deemed hygienic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Unhygienic air causing serious public health issues.

For days, Lahore has been enveloped by smog, a mix of fog and pollutants caused by low-grade diesel fumes, smoke from seasonal agricultural burning as temperatures dropped with cooling air.

As many as 82 per cent of young residents of Lahore support a strict monitoring system to check air pollution caused by vehicles, factories and other sectors, a survey has revealed.

The survey report shared by the Punjab Environment Protection and Climate Change Department showed that 63 per cent people find Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s performance better as compared to previous governments to curb smog in the province.

According to the report, 44% of the respondents said smog was caused by vehicles and 88% demanded that factories should be shifted from residential areas to reduce air pollution.

NNI News Service