The AQI level of the city goes down below 200 points. The current AQI reading in Lahore has been recorded at 186 points today.
Karachi has been ranked third among the most polluted cities in the world with a particulate matter level recorded at 219 on Wednesday.
Bangladesh’s capital city Dhaka has been placed as the most polluted city in the world with recorded AQI level 267.
Persistent smog haunting Lahore keeping the city on the top of the polluted air list on the onset of winter in the first week of November.
Authorities made desperate efforts to contain smog in Lahore and other cities of Punjab. The province grappling with severe air pollution, which reached alarming levels, much above the level deemed hygienic by the World Health Organization. Unhygienic air causes serious public health issues.
For days, Lahore has been enveloped by smog, a mix of fog and pollutants caused by low-grade diesel fumes, and smoke from seasonal agricultural burning as temperatures dropped with cooling air.
In scores of stringent administrative steps, the administration closed schools and restricted the timing of eateries, other businesses, and markets to save the general public from the adverse impact of toxic pollution and health problems caused by smog.
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