RAWALPINDI: Modern air quality monitors have been installed in several major cities, including Lahore, to monitor air pollution in Punjab province.
As part of another major decision by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz in connection with the digital revolution in the province, significant progress has been made in establishing a modern air quality monitoring system. Thirty air quality monitors have been installed in cities with high air pollution levels, including Lahore.
Twenty-five more monitors will be installed in the second phase of the project to monitor air quality. Following this latest development, the number of monitors installed to monitor air pollution in Lahore has increased to eight.
According to Senior Provincial Minister Punjab Marriyum Aurangzeb, new monitors have been installed at THQ Kahna, Jaya Bhaga Police Station, Teaching Hospital Shahdara, Punjab University, and Wildlife Park Raiwind. Similarly, monitors installed at Barki Road, PKLI, and UET have also started functioning.
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In her statement, Marriyum Aurangzeb said that one monitor each will be installed in Faisalabad and Sheikhupura; three in Rawalpindi; two each in Multan and Gujranwala; one in Sialkot; and two in Bahawalpur. Similarly, two monitors in Sargodha and one in DG Khan will also start functioning by the end of this month.
She stated that all the monitors have been connected to the central control room of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Maryam Nawaz Sharif is the first Chief Minister of Punjab to revolutionize the introduction of a modern digital system for the protection of human life. This system will provide continuous monitoring of air quality, marking a step toward a permanent solution.
According to Marriyum Aurangzeb, this modern digital system will also be linked to the Air Quality Index (AQI) information system. The public and researchers will be provided with data.
In this way, instead of withholding information, the tradition of sharing facts with the public will become common. The establishment of this modern system will help in the timely detection and prevention of air pollution, as well as the provision of accurate data.
