Tag: Smog
Smog continues to disrupt routine life in Punjab
LAHORE: Dense smog on Tuesday continued to disrupt routine life across Punjab as citizens are facing immense difficulties in travelling.
Presence of thick smog is also wreaking...
Punjab bans burning of litter, polythene bags as smog thickens
LAHORE: The Punjab government has banned the burning of garbage and polythene bags as smog continues to thicken in the province.
Punjab govt has implemented section-144...
People complain of health problems as smog engulfs Lahore
EPD shuts 103 factories to curb carbon emissions
LAHORE: Thick smog blanketed the city on Saturday and citizens complained about having breathing problems, throat...
PA passes Environment Protection Bill 2017 despite opposition’s concerns
‘Lahore 5th most polluted city in world’, says MPA Khadeeja Umar
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly (PA) on Wednesday passed the Environment Protection (Amendment) Bill 2017, despite...
Eight mills sealed to control smog
LAHORE: On the direction of Punjab Minister for Environment Protection Zakia Shahnawaz, the Environment Protection Department started operations against the factories violating environment rules and...
New Delhi chokes on toxic haze after frenzied Diwali fireworks
NEW DELHI: New Delhi was shrouded in a thick toxic haze Friday after a night of frenzied Diwali fireworks sent the air quality plummeting...
New Delhi shuts down power plant to fight smog
New Delhi: India's environmental watchdog shut down a coal-fired power plant and banned the use of diesel generators in New Delhi as air quality...
Environment department failed to perform its duties in 2016
Punjab Government’s EPD is being run on ‘look busy, do nothing’ model
Another year has ended with the failure of Punjab Government’s Environment Protection...
Smog continues to disrupt routine life in Sindh, Punjab
Dense smog has engulfed various cities of Punjab and Sindh.
The early morning smog dropped visibility to zero in Karachi after which traffic has been...
Rain provide respite from smog
Rain cleared volatile matters which had increased smog’s toxicity
After suffering more than ten days amidst smoggy situation, which had prevailed due to the hazardous smog,...
55 furnaces, re-rolling mills sealed amid smoggy weather conditions
The Environment Protection Department (EPD) has sealed 55 units of furnaces and steel re-rolling mills in Lahore for creating excessive pollution.
The move came in...
Delhi shuts schools as smog sparks health ’emergency’
Authorities in Delhi on Monday closed schools halted construction work and shut down a major power plant after days of choking smog led to...
Parts of Punjab still under dense fog, factories to be closed...
Dense toxic smog continues to choke plains of Punjab, particularly Lahore, causing deadly road crashes, skin allergies and other infections.
Resultantly, the Punjab government it...
Lahore chokes on smog
Thousands of citizens of Lahore are complaining of breathing difficulties and irritable eyes as a blanket of thick smog was forecast to persist for...
Lahore wakes up to hazardous pollution levels, reduced visibility due to...
People found complaining about irritation of eyes and respiratory problems
Cross-boundary emission of air pollutants, operation of steel mills, less downpour and unabated construction work...
Car crash at Sukekhi Interchange kills 10, injures 45
At least 10 people were killed whereas 45 others were severely injured on Thursday as cars rammed into each other at Sukhekhi Interchange.
According to...
