Lahore (HRNW) The Lahore High Court has ordered private businesses in Lahore and surrounding cities to immediately halve their staff’s presence at offices to help reduce the noxious smog that is causing serious health problems in the populace.
The order will be enforced in cities where smog has skyrocketed to dangerous levels.
In addition to the Lahore division, Gujranwala has also been affected by smog.
At a hearing on Thursday, Justice Shahid Karim ordered the authorities to do everything possible to rein in the levels of smog and protect people.
The court instructed the Punjab government to issue a notification with immediate effect to reduce 50% of staff at private offices and said that half of private sector employees will work from home.
The judge said meetings should be held daily for all districts, including Gujranwala, to monitor the situation.
World cities hit by environmental pollution have tried to reduce smoke emission from vehicles to clean up the air. New Delhi, which was the most polluted city until recently, used an Even-Odd formula to ban half of vehicles from roads in an attempt to contain smoke emissions.
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