As it battles deadly levels of air pollution in the region, India’s capital has closed schools and coal factories, leaving residents of Lahore gasping on thick haze on Wednesday.
In recent years, air quality has deteriorated in northern India and portions of Pakistan, as industrial pollution, smoke from seasonal agricultural burn-off, and colder winter temperatures combine to form poisonous smog.
#Pakistan #Smog: Residents suffocate as toxic air strangles capital Lahore.The city was covered in a kind of fog, which according to the #WHO contains almost eight times the safe limit of PM2.5 pollutants. The city of 11 million as one of the most polluted in the world. pic.twitter.com/scwkEvHBbG
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Delhi is frequently classified as the world’s worst metropolis for air quality. Levels of pollutants hitting more than 30 times that why the World Health Organization’s recommended maximum limit last week.
In an effort to combat the dirty air, the city ordered the closure of six of the city’s 11 coal-fired power facilities until the end of the month.
Delhi and Lahore suffocate from the haze
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The move comes as India spearheaded the charge at the UN COP26 climate meeting over the weekend to reduce anti-coal pledges and also Critics accuse it of prioritizing economic expansion over the planet’s future.
In an effort to clean up the haze, the Indian capital, which has a population of 20 million people. Canceled school sessions and encouraged individuals to work from home. Well, as barring non-essential trucks from entering the city.
The city’s Commission for Air Quality Management issued an order late Tuesday ordering all educational institutions to remain closed until further notice.
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Near least three times a day, “anti-smog cannons” — which spray mist into the air — and water sprinklers instructed to operate at pollution hotspots.
Why Punjab farms continue to burn — and suffocate Delhi
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On November 1, the national capital’s pollution levels had increased by around 75 points, taking overall air quality index to 484, categorized as “severe plus” or “emergency”.
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A Swiss air quality monitor named Lahore, Pakistan, the most polluted city in the world on Wednesday. Lahore lies close the Indian border.
WHO’s hazardous level of 300.
According to Swiss air quality monitor IQAir, Lahore, a city of 11 million people, had an air quality index of 348, much above the WHO’s hazardous level of 300.
“Children are suffering from lung problems and find a remedy for God’s sake,” laborer Muhammad Saeed told AFP.
In a frantic attempt to clean the air, Lahore citizens have built their own purifiers. Filed lawsuits against government officials in recent years.
Three in #Delhi suffocate to death with room heater on
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Authorities, on the other hand, have hesitated to respond. Blaming the haze on India or alleging that the estimates are inflated.
Lahore is routinely recognized as one of the most polluted cities in the world.
“We are impoverished people,” shopkeeper Ikram Ahmed told AFP. “We can’t even afford a doctor’s fees.”
“All we can do is plead with them to reduce pollution and” Although I am not literate. I have read that Lahore has the worst air quality, followed by Delhi. We’re going to die if things keep on like way.”
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