Capital’s air quality recorded healthy

Improved air quality sustained despite dry weather

ISLAMABAD:

The federal capital’s air quality on Tuesday was reported healthy despite dry weather and development projects on two major roads of the metropolis.

Air pollution in the metropolis remained low since the onset of the spring season as prolonged rainy weather helped to contain air pollutants ratio in the atmosphere.

The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) daily air quality report indicated a reduced ratio of air pollutants, recorded below permissible limits, and the air quality was healthy.

The EPA officials claimed that the vehicular emissions due to increased automobiles was one of the leading cause of bad air quality. Industrial emissions were already subsided due to carbon-absorbing advanced technology installed at various steel manufacturing units.

Senior Pulmonologist at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Dr Zia ul Haq said that the dry and cold air at different phases due to increased exposure of an individual in the outdoors caused breaches in the lining of the respiratory tract which used to lead to an infection and also damage the normal secretions taking place inside the breathing organs causing respiratory ailments.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 12^th, 2023.