Four factories razed for pollution

Senior Provincial Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Sunday that the Punjab Environment Protection Department's squads had demolished four industrial units in Lahore for contributing to pollution.

The factories had repeatedly ignored notices to install emission control systems.

Additionally, 941 vehicles were inspected, with fines amounting to Rs503,000 imposed on 234 of them over smoke emission, while 72 vehicles were impounded.

In other areas, six kilns in Layyah, one in Sheikhupura and four in Rawalpindi were shut down for failing to convert to zigzag technology.

Marriyum Aurangzeb stated that Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif had directed the department to act against smog without any compromise.

She urged Lahore's residents to actively support the anti-smog action plan and avoid contributing to pollution.

The residents were advised to report any smog-causing activity on the helpline number

1373 and protect themselves and their children's health by supporting government efforts to combat smog.