LAHORE, December 12: The government’s recent measures to reduce pollution in Pakistan’s second-largest city went in vain as Lahore has once again been ranked as the most polluted city in the world.
According to the Air Quality Index (AQI), Lahore’s level of polluted air couldn’t drop despite the suspension of all trade activities including the closure of all the educational institutions, offices and markets on a Sunday.
Meanwhile, citizens in Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Raiwind, Rawalpindi, Bahawalpur and Multan had to face inconveniences as theri cities also remained shrouded by smog. Lahore’s particulate matter was recorded at 349 on Sunday, while Vietnamese capital Hanoi had a particulate reading of 234, the second-highest in the world. Kolkata ranked third on the index with a particulate count of 195.
Karachi was earlier ranked as the 12th most polluted city in the world. However, as per the latest AQI report, the city’s position has improved as it has gone down to the 19th position with a particulate reading of 126. -TLTP
Lahore again ranked as world’s most polluted city
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