Heavy Smog Will Close Schools in Pakistan’s 2nd-Largest City for a Week
The city of Lahore reported hazardous levels of air pollution on Sunday. Pakistani officials have blamed India for some of it.
Pakistan’s second-largest city shuts down schools with air pollution above dangerous levels
Lahore ordered all primary schools to close for a week in response to soaring pollution levels, as the toxic smog enveloping the Pakistani city continued to pose severe health risks.
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The smog crisis in Lahore, similar to the situation in India's capital Delhi, tends to worsen during cooler months due to temperature inversion trapping pollution closer to the ground. Make sense of the latest ESG trends affecting companies and governments with the Reuters Sustainable Switch newsletter. Sign up here.
Pakistan Shuts Primary Schools In Lahore Over Record Pollution
Pakistan's second city of Lahore will close primary schools for a week over record pollution, government authorities said Sunday, to avoid exposing millions of children to smog several times above levels deemed dangerous.
Pakistan shuts primary schools for a week in Lahore due to dangerous air quality
Pakistani officials say dangerously poor air quality has forced the provincial government in Lahore to close primary schools for a week.
Smog Will Shut Schools in Pakistan’s 2nd-Largest City for a Week
Classes will be suspended this week at primary schools across Pakistan’s second-largest city, Lahore, after it reported record levels of pollution over the weekend. Education authorities in Punjab, the province that includes Lahore,
Schools close in Lahore as pollution hits record level
Unprecedented air pollution in the Pakistani city of Lahore has forced authorities to close all primary schools for a week. From Monday, 50% of office workers will also work from home, as part of a "green lockdown" plan.
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Primary schools in Lahore will remain closed for a week because of the pollution, according to a government notification.
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