Lahore has been listed as the world’s most polluted city for the second time in less than a week, with a particle matter (PM) rating of 241, according to statistics from the Air Quality Index (AQI) released Wednesday morning.
According to the most recent data given by the Air Quality Index, Lahore has once again been named the world’s most polluted city, surpassing New Delhi.
Karachi, however, received a particle matter (PM) rating of 173, putting it in fifth place on a global index of the world’s most polluted cities.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia’s capital, was named the world’s second-most polluted city, while Kolkata and New Delhi, India, were ranked third and fourth, respectively.
Closure of schools in Lahore
The Punjab administration had decided a day earlier to close private and government schools in Lahore for three weeks due to the worsening pollution situation in the provincial capital.
Punjab Relief Commissioner Babar Hayat Tarar stated in a notification that the restriction would be in effect from November 27 to January 15. Private offices in the provincial capital would also be closed three days a week, according to the commissioner.
The letter stated that schools and offices would be closed on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
