{"id":100812,"date":"2024-12-18T13:11:32","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T08:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=100812"},"modified":"2024-12-18T13:11:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T08:11:36","slug":"lahore-gets-smog-clean-tower-pepd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lahore-gets-smog-clean-tower-pepd.html","title":{"rendered":"PEPD, NUST collaborate to install LHR\u2019s first Smog Clean Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore<strong>:<\/strong> A Smog Clean Tower, developed by the Punjab Environmental Protection Department (PEPD) in collaboration with the Space of NUST, is being installed at Mahmood Booti, a high-pollution area. The development was revealed through a source on December 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-to-roll-out-27-new-electric-buses-in-lhr.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Punjab to roll out 27 new electric buses in LHR<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the details, the installation and calibration of the tower are in progress and it is expected to be fully operational by December 21. The Tower is designed to purify the air by removing toxic particles, significantly reducing air pollution in Lahore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior Provincial Minister Maryam Aurangzeb hailed the initiative as a revolutionary step in environmental protection, emphasizing the role of modern technology in addressing challenges like smog. She noted that the tower will serve as a model for other cities across the country. The government is also taking stringent measures to combat pollution. Large-scale operations have been launched against illegal and polluting sources. In Bhakkar, six non-zigzag kilns were demolished, while one kiln each in Gujrat, Khanewal, and Multan was dismantled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lda-plot-draw-deadline-apply-dec-25.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Residential plots in prime Lahore areas offered with flexible payment plan: LDA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Lahore, six industrial units, including steel re-rolling mills and steel furnaces, were sealed. Across Punjab, 10 industrial units, including stone crushers and textile mills, were shut down, with a total of 16 units facing action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: A Smog Clean Tower, developed by the Punjab Environmental Protection Department (PEPD) in collaboration with the Space of NUST, is being installed at Mahmood Booti, a high-pollution area. The development was revealed through a source on December 13. Read: Punjab to roll out 27 new electric buses in LHR According to the details, the installation and calibration of the tower are in progress and it is expected to be fully operational by December 21. The Tower is designed to purify the air by removing toxic particles, significantly reducing air pollution in Lahore. Senior Provincial Minister Maryam Aurangzeb hailed the initiative as a revolutionary step in environmental protection, emphasizing the role of modern technology in addressing challenges like smog. She noted that the tower will serve as a model for other cities across the country. The government is also taking stringent measures to combat pollution. Large-scale operations have been launched against illegal and polluting sources. In Bhakkar, six non-zigzag kilns were demolished, while one kiln each in Gujrat, Khanewal, and Multan was dismantled. Read: Residential plots in prime Lahore areas offered with flexible payment plan: LDA In Lahore, six industrial units, including steel re-rolling mills and steel furnaces, were sealed.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":100664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[57684,61138,61137],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-100812","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-lahore-news-and-updates","9":"tag-pepd-news-and-updates","10":"tag-punjab-environmental-protection-department-pepd","11":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lahore Gets its Smog Clean Tower: PEPD - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"PEPD, with NUST, installs Smog Clean Tower at Mahmood Booti to combat pollution in Lahore&#039;s high-pollution area.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lahore-gets-smog-clean-tower-pepd.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lahore Gets its Smog Clean Tower: PEPD - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PEPD, with NUST, installs Smog Clean Tower at Mahmood Booti to combat pollution in Lahore&#039;s high-pollution area.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lahore-gets-smog-clean-tower-pepd.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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