Pollution wreaks havoc in Pakistan! AQI crosses 1900, situation of lockdown is being created

The city of Lahore in Pakistan has broken the record of being the most polluted city in the world these days. Air pollution is at its peak here, and the level of Air Quality Index (AQI) has crossed 1900. Let us tell you that Lahore was once known for its greenery, beautiful gardens. But now due to pollution, the situation has come to impose a lockdown in this city.

Air pollution havoc in Pakistan

After Lahore’s AQI crossed 1900, the havoc of smog and smoke is being seen in the entire city. At present, 14 million people of Lahore are breathing poisonous air equal to 83 cigarette smoke every day. According to the local people, the reason for this is the decline in trees and plants and the smoke coming out of vehicles. Therefore, doctors say that if people do not use masks and do not follow government instructions, then the city may have to face lockdown.

Government imposed green lockdown

However, seeing this situation of Lahore, the administration imposed a green lockdown here. Under which people have been advised to work from home, temporarily close schools and common citizens to wear face masks while going out of the house, as well as children and the elderly to take special precautions.

India is responsible for pollution in Pakistan

At the same time, Pakistan is blaming India for this pollution in Lahore. Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari says that the pollution level in Lahore has increased rapidly due to the winds coming from Amritsar and Chandigarh. However, IMD has rejected all these allegations. IMD says that after Diwali, the wind was coming from west to east at a speed of about 15 km / hour. Therefore, there is no question of pollution going towards Pakistan. Apart from Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Multan also have polluted air.

Reason for pollution in Pakistan

If a research paper from Pakistan is to be believed, 83 percent of the pollution in Lahore and other cities is due to the smoke coming out of vehicles. Nine percent is smoke from factories, three and a half percent is from garbage and four percent is smoke from stubble. Such conditions are a warning not only for Lahore but for the whole world. If concrete steps are not taken for environmental protection in time, we may have to face even more dangerous consequences in the coming days.