LAHORE: The Lahore High Court(LHC) directed to increase the working hours of the market on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.

The Lahore High Court has issued a written order for the last hearing of the smog case.

In the written order, it has been directed to extend the working hours of the market due to Eid-ul-Azha, in which the markets have been allowed to remain open from Monday to Thursday till 12 midnight and Friday to Sunday till 1 am.

The written order said that according to the report of the Judicial Commission, due to the court orders, the water level is decreasing of late, now the water level in Lahore is 1.3 meters every year while it was going down by 6.5 meters in 2017.

The court order has further stated that due to encroachment in Bagh Jinnah, ground water is being used instead of the canal, on which the lawyer Punjab government has been instructed to ensure the end of encroachment in collaboration with the administration.

According to the decree, the steps taken by the Punjab government to tackle smog are commendable.

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