Lahore mein smog ka masla ab bhi barqarar hai aur air quality din ba din kharab hoti ja rahi hai. Monitoring reports ke mutabiq Lahore ka AQI (Air Quality Index) “hazardous” level tak pohanch gaya hai, jahan kuch maqamat par readings 300+ se 400+ tak record ki gayi hain. Ye halat Lahore ko dobara duniya ke sabse polluted shehron mein shamil kar rahe hain. Civil Secretariat, Shadman, Gulberg, Lower Mall aur Iqbal Town jaisay ilaqay sab se zyada smog aur pollution se mutaasir hue hain. Health experts ne mashwara diya hai ke log zarurat ke ilawa bahar nikalnay se parhez karen aur N95 mask ka istemal zaroor karen. Sarkari idaron ke mutabiq aane walay dino mein barish ka koi imkaan nahi, is liye smog aur air pollution ka masla abhi kuch din aur barqarar reh sakta hai. Maqami aur international data ke liye IQAir aur doosri air quality monitoring websites par updated AQI readings check ki ja sakti hain.
Duniya Ke Map Par Lahore Kay Sath Karachi Bhi
Lahore duniya ke sab se zyada polluted shehron ki list mein aagay raha, jabke Karachi air quality bhi kharab hoti ja rahi hai. New Delhi aur doosre South Asia ke shehron mein bhee halat bohot kharab hain. Karachi mein moderate se “unhealthy for sensitive groups” tak AQI dekha gaya. Karachi duniya ke sabse zyada alooda shehron ki fehrist mein saatwen number par aagaya hai. AQI ke mutabiq, shehr ki hawa ka darja 154 record kiya gaya, jo ke “unhealthy” category mein aata hai. Har shehar ki reading alag monitoring network aur waqt ki wajah se mukhtalif aa sakti hai.
Wajuhaat Aur Asar
Raat ka thanda mausam, kam hawa, vehicle emissions, industrial pollution, construction dust aur khet ki residue burning (stubble burning) mil kar pollutants ko zameen ke qareeb rok dete hain. Yeh sab mil kar PM2.5 aur doosray fine particles ka imtiaz barhate hain jo dil aur fefdon ke mareezon ke liye khatarnaak sabit ho saktay hain. Doctors mashwara detay hain ke log bahar kam niklen aur masks pehnen taake smog aur dust se hifazat ho sake.
Kya Authorities Kya Kar Rahi Hain?
Punjab authorities aur PDMA (Provincial Disaster Management Authority) ne air pollution aur smog alert jari kiye hain. Kuch ilaqon mein temporary measures liye ja rahe hain jaise school timing changes aur public health advisories. Reports ke mutabiq anti-smog measures jaise water-spraying units bhi deploy kiye ja rahe hain, lekin long-term solution ke liye farms mein crop residue burning ka khatma, transport emissions control aur industrial standards ki sakhti zaruri hai.
Note: AQI Values Real-Time Hoti Hain
AQI readings real-time hoti hain aur har ghante ya monitoring network ke mutabiq tabdeel hoti rehti hain. Koi bhi social post ya local news kabhi kabhi kisi aik waqt ya station par record hui peak reading (jaise “404 AQI”) ka zikar karti hai, jabke global platforms jaise IQAir ya AQICN usi din ke darmiyan average readings dikhate hain. Sab se authentic aur updated maloomat ke liye IQAir Lahore, Karachi AQI, ya local environmental agency ke official feeds check karni chahiye.