LAHORE: Pakistan's second city of Lahore will close primary schools for a week over record pollution, government authorities said on Sunday (Nov 3), to avoid exposing millions of childr
An Orange Line Metro Train is pictured on an elevated track amid smoggy conditions in Lahore on Nov 3, 2024. , government authorities said on Sunday , to avoid exposing millions of children to smog several times above levels deemed dangerous.
"Weather forecast for the next six days shows that wind patterns will remain the same. Therefore we are closing all government and private primary schools in Lahore for a week," Jahangir Anwar, a senior environmental protection official in Lahore told AFP. The decision added that the situation will be assessed again next Saturday to determine whether to extend the school closure.
Last week, the provincial environmental protection agency announced new restrictions in four"hot spots" in the city.
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