Officials in Lahore, Pakistan, had to close all major colleges for a year due to unprecedented air pollution.
From Monday, 50 % of office employees will even work from home, as part of a “green quarantine” program. Other measures include the ban on engine-powered rickshaws and barbecue vendors that do n’t have filters.
” This dust is extremely dangerous for children, faces may be necessary in colleges”, Punjab Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said.
Peshawar, Pakistan’s second-largest area, topped the earth list of cities with the most polluted air for a next time on Sunday.
The air quality index, which measures a range of particles, exceeded 1, 000 on Saturday, well above the standard of 300 considered “dangerous” by the World Health Organization, according to statistics from IQAir.
The most harmful to health-related fine particle matter in the air even soared far into dangerous levels.
Raja Jehangir Anwar, a mature setting standard, said the “biggest pain” causing the dust was the process of burning grain waste, known as stubble, across the American border.
Aurangzeb claimed that” powerful winds were bringing the pollutants into Pakistan””.
She continued,” This cannot be resolved without discussions with India,” adding that the municipal government may engage in such conversations through the foreign government.
The state is urging people to stay home and refrain from unnecessary travel.
Water is being pumped into the air by cars equipped with pumps to reduce dust. Design function has been stopped in a few locations.
Following Saturday, a second evaluation will be conducted to determine whether schools should be closed.
Inhaling harmful weather can have severe health effects, including stroke, heart disease, lung tumor and some pulmonary diseases, according to the WHO.
Last month pupils were banned from outdoor exercise until January and school hours were adjusted to prevent children from travelling when pollution levels are the highest.
” As a mom, I am full of anxiety”, 42-year-old Lilly Mirza told AFP news organization.
” Last year was no this negative… Somebody needs to tell us what has happened. Did a waste bomb explode there”?
The dust crisis is worse in wintertime, when cool, denser air nets pollutants closer to the ground.