LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) was informed on Monday that one central environment laboratory, as well as, seven regional laboratories were fully functional across the Punjab.
The statement was made by the chairman and other members of the Smog Commission before Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah who was hearing a petition against smog and pollution. The commission members briefed the court regarding its meeting and visit of the central laboratory situated in Lahore.
They submitted that the central laboratory as well as seven regional laboratories in Sheikhupura, Multan, Rahim Yar Khan, Sahiwal and Faisalabad had been made functional in July 2017, in compliance with court orders.
The commission gave an undertaking that it would give it’s findings on long term and short term measures through a final report on March 14. At this, the court adjourned the further hearing till March 14. The chief justice constituted an eight-member commission to look into the causes of smog and also to implement the environmental laws to prevent the effects of smog/air pollution.
The court ordered to form the commission after it was informed that real causes of the smog had not been diagnosed despite installation of six air monitoring stations in Lahore.
