LAHORE: As the smog reaches an alarming level in serval cities of Punjab, specifically Lahore, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered strict measures including imposing a green lockdown in the polluted hotspots of the provincial capital and declaring a three-month-long holiday.
Separately, the Punjab EPA has also ordered all Schools of Special Education in Lahore to send students with medical conditions, triggered by poor air quality, on a three-month leave from Friday.
Director General Punjab EPA, Dr. Imran Hamid Sheikh, issued an order stating that public and private special schools should send “those students on compulsory leave who are suffering from conditions exacerbated by poor air quality.”
The conditions include broncho-vascular diseases (chest infections, throat infections, asthma, flu, cough, tuberculosis, pulmonary problems, allergies, etc) or cardio-vascular diseases (angina, arrhythmias, coronary artery disease, etc) or immunodeficiency (CVID, etc).
The directive will take effect from November 1, 2024, (Friday) till Jan 31, 2025.
