Punjab Imposes Mask Mandate Online Work in Smog Crisis
The provincial government has made it compulsory to wear masks in smog-affected districts of Punjab.
“Schools will remain closed until November 17,” senior minister of the province Maryam Aurangzeb has said.
Punjab minister has announced online classes adding that the government has decided that 50 percent of government and private offices would work online.
Aurangzeb said that the winds from India have badly affected Multan, Lahore, Kasur, Sheikhupura, and Gujranwala cities.
“A letter will be forwarded to the foreign office today over the smog issue,” the Punjab minister said.
She said that the government amending the law about the burning of the remainder of crops by farmers.
Talking on Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s foreign visit, a senior minister said, “She is visiting Geneva for a medical checkup and will return on Nov 12.
Lahore is facing a severe air quality crisis, with pollution levels reaching to dangerous heights in the city. The city’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) reading hit an alarming record of 1,165 on Wednesday morning.
Some areas reported even higher AQI levels, with Defence Phase VIII reaching 1,696, Davies Road at 1,464, and Gulberg at 1,306, according to international air quality monitors.
The concentration of harmful chemicals in Lahore’s air is reported to be 131 times higher than World Health Organization guidelines.
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