{"id":88528,"date":"2022-09-11T10:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-11T05:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=88528"},"modified":"2022-09-09T16:19:25","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T11:19:25","slug":"punjab-special-anti-smog-squad-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-special-anti-smog-squad-pollution.html","title":{"rendered":"Punjab inaugurates special anti-smog squad to check pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Pervaiz Elahi on Wednesday (September 07) inaugurated the anti-smog squad pilot project to check air pollution in the provincial capital, according to the news sources. The squad will check vehicular emissions, charge fines on violations and implement government anti-smog policy.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-allocates-over-pkr-5-9-billion-for-environmental-protection.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"66718\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Punjab allocates over PKR 5.9 billion for environmental protection<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reportedly, the special anti-smog squad will be made up of personnel from various departments, including traffic police, transportation, and environmental protection, and will be run by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-govt-5-anti-smog-squads.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"81465\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environmental Protection Department <\/a>(EPD). The anti-smog squad would conduct frequent checks on vehicles releasing smoke in the city and would take action against vehicles emitting smoke in excess of the permissible limit. The anti-smog unit will also ensure vehicle inspections at city entry points. The provincial government also published an advert in the leading newspaper to sensitise the public regarding the ongoing efforts and how the public can help reduce the smog problem in the city.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"716\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-08-at-3.20.23-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-08-at-3.20.23-PM.jpeg 716w, https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-08-at-3.20.23-PM-300x247.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-08-at-3.20.23-PM-485x400.jpeg 485w, https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-09-08-at-3.20.23-PM-279x230.jpeg 279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><figcaption>Source: Dunya News E-paper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The following are some of the suggestions:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Incinerate hospital waste through the proper method&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Keep the vehicles up-to-date and change filters as and when needed&nbsp;<\/li><li>Do not burn stubble during the harvesting season&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>The brick kilns are required to install <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/kilns-in-multan-converted-to-zigzag.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"74165\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Zigzag Technology\u2019<\/a> to reduce smoke&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Vehicle fitness certificates are mandatory for public transport and commercial vehicles&nbsp; Installation of special equipment in factories to curb smoke emission&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/three-miyawaki-forests-planned-lahore.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"78303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Three Miyawaki forests planned for the Lahore<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is worth noting that international organisations designated Lahore the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/epa-modern-tools-monitor-air-quality.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"83652\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">worst-performing city in<\/a> terms of air quality in the previous year&#8217;s winter air quality index. Every winter, all of Punjab&#8217;s major cities are covered in a heavy layer of smog, which degrades health quality.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Pervaiz Elahi on Wednesday (September 07) inaugurated the anti-smog squad pilot project to check air pollution in the provincial capital, according to the news sources. The squad will check vehicular emissions, charge fines on violations and implement government anti-smog policy.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Read: Punjab allocates over PKR 5.9 billion for environmental protection Reportedly, the special anti-smog squad will be made up of personnel from various departments, including traffic police, transportation, and environmental protection, and will be run by the Environmental Protection Department (EPD). The anti-smog squad would conduct frequent checks on vehicles releasing smoke in the city and would take action against vehicles emitting smoke in excess of the permissible limit. The anti-smog unit will also ensure vehicle inspections at city entry points. The provincial government also published an advert in the leading newspaper to sensitise the public regarding the ongoing efforts and how the public can help reduce the smog problem in the city.&nbsp; The following are some of the suggestions:&nbsp; Incinerate hospital waste through the proper method&nbsp;&nbsp; Keep the vehicles up-to-date and change filters as and when needed&nbsp; Do not burn stubble during the harvesting season&nbsp;&nbsp; The brick kilns are required to install \u2018Zigzag Technology\u2019&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":76191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15181],"tags":[53954,40245,53953],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-88528","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-anti-smog-squad","9":"tag-environment-protection-agency-epa","10":"tag-punjab-inaugurate-special-anti-smog-squad-to-check-pollution","11":"cat-15181-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Punjab inaugurate anti-smog squad to check pollution- Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Pervaiz Elahi on Wednesday (September 07) inaugurated the anti-smog squad pilot project to check air pollution in the\" \/>\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\/punjab-special-anti-smog-squad-pollution.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Punjab inaugurate anti-smog squad to check pollution- Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Pervaiz Elahi on Wednesday (September 07) inaugurated the anti-smog squad pilot project to check air pollution in the\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-special-anti-smog-squad-pollution.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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