US EditionPakistan uses anti-smog guns to fight air pollution in its cultural capital
- Pakistani authorities have introduced anti-smog guns in Lahore to tackle air pollution, officials announced on Thursday.
- Fifteen truck-mounted devices are spraying fine mists of water to settle dust and airborne particles, as stated by Sajid Bashir, a spokesperson for the Punjab Environment Protection Agency.
- Each winter, Lahore experiences severe air pollution, leading to school closures and forcing millions indoors.
- Lahore, once known as the 'City of Gardens', faces severe pollution due to urbanization and has lost much greenery, now suffering under a toxic gray sky each winter.
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Pakistan's Latest Weapon: Anti-Smog Guns
Pakistani authorities are using anti-smog guns in the eastern city of Lahore for the first time in a bid to combat hazardous air pollution, officials said Thursday. More than a dozen truck-mounted devices are spraying fine mists of water to help settle dust and airborne particles, said Sajid Bashir, a...
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Pakistan uses anti-smog guns to fight air pollution in its cultural capital
A government spokesperson says authorities are using anti-smog guns in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore for the first time this winter in a bid to combat hazardous air pollution.
Punjab needs to act quickly before it gasps for air
Winter has not totally set in, but smog has. And, the first city to have been affected by it is none other than Lahore. This time around the smog has arrived rather early. However, the reason is quite obvious – Diwali celebrations in neighbouring India, which means fireworks, and that too lots and lots. Though fireworks were not the only contributor to air pollution, as vehicular emission, dust, brick kilns are equally responsible, but fireworks…
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