Low wind speed aggravates pollution risk

The reading was substantially higher than the 74 recorded at the same time a day earlier.Shahdara recorded an AQI of 209, classified as unhealthy, while Multan Road registered 171 and GT Road 169, indicating unhealthy air for sensitive groups.IQAir's past assessment placed Lahore's annual average fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration at 88.9 micrograms per cubic metre, about 17.8 times the World Health Organisation's annual guideline.The.monitoring data shows that several areas….

The impact depends on wind direction, atmospheric stability, temperature and volume of emissions.environment protection teams inspected 85 brick kilns across the province, demolishing four and sealing two others.

A case was registered against an operator, while three kilns received notices for violations.Officials also inspected 24 industrial units, sealing four and imposing fines totalling Rs200,000.According to a spokesperson, teams checked 17 barbecue and commercial cooking locations and issued smog notices to four.

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