Four Lahore Division districts told to curb crop fires
Commissioner Nauman Yousuf told Lahore, Kasur, Nankana Sahib and Sheikhupura to activate anti-smog squads, with zero tolerance for crop, garbage and waste burning.
Commissioner Nauman Yousuf on Monday told Lahore, Kasur, Nankana Sahib and Sheikhupura to intensify anti-smog measures.
Anti-smog squads must be formed and activated, with rice-residue burning the priority as harvesting starts.
A briefing cited one FIR, six prosecutions and Rs90,000 in fines over crop-residue burning.
Smoky vehicles, including sand trolleys entering Lahore at night, can be fined and impounded.
Brick kilns without zigzag technology, or those emitting black smoke, face zero tolerance.