Science Ministry to Install Fog Towers in Lahore to Fight Smog

Federal Ministry for Science and Technology has decided to install fog towers in different areas of Lahore by August in order to address the issue of smog.

Taking to Twitter, Minister for Science and Technology, Fawad Chaudhry, said that stubble burning in Indian Punjab is the primary reason behind smog in Punjab.

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The Minister continued that it is evident from the fact that the air at Wahga is much more polluted in comparison to Lahore city.

Primary reason of fog in Lahore is burning of agriculture waste in East Punjab,evidence of this fact is meters shows air at Wahga is much more polluted than Lahore city,@MinistryofST is planning to install fog towers in Lahore by Aug to reduce smog, EV ll help in long term https://t.co/hIWxVOXdpD

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) February 17, 2021

Meanwhile, the Punjab government has also taken many steps to reduce the hazardous impact of smog on the environment.

In this regard, one-third of brick kilns across the province have been converted to the more eco-friendly zig-zag technology.

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Thousands of smoke emitting vehicles have been impounded and their owners have been handed fines worth millions in the past couple of months because pollution created by the smoke emitting vehicles contribute heavily to smog.

The Punjab government has already approved the Green Electric Buses project to curb the smog which disrupts everyday life each year during the winter season. Under the project, electric buses will be introduced in Lahore initially and across the province in later stages.