LAHORE: Punjab government has reopened educational institutes in Lahore and Multan divisions after reduction in smog in different cities of province.
According to the Punjab Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with the change in the direction of the eastern winds, there was a reduction in smog in different cities of Punjab.
Multan is the most polluted city in the country with an air quality index of 329, followed by Lahore with an air quality index of 291.
Schools in Lahore and Multan divisions will open from today after reduction in smog, while teaching activities have been resumed in other districts as well.
On the other hand, anti-smog grand operation is going on in Punjab and according to provincial minister Maryam Aurangzeb, dozens of kilns, industrial units were demolished, dozens of factories and factories were sealed in 4 days.
Lahore's well-known super store has been sealed for not implementing preventive measures for smog and a case has also been registered against the store management.
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According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the construction work of the collapsed building in Data Ganj Bakhsh town has also been stopped for the time being.
