Lahore: On the last day of the year 2024, the provincial metropolis ranked first among the most polluted cities in the world.
Data collected from IQAir showed that the city had an average AQI of 246 (very unhealthy) and PM2.5 concentration was 34.1 times the WHO’s annual PM2.5 guideline value.
The most polluted city areas are US Consulate (718), Askari 10 (510), Polo Ground Cantt (432), Near Ada Plot, Raiwind Road (429), Pine Avenue (378), Phase 8-DHA (368). , including Askari 10. (354), University of Management and Technology (322), Money Market Gulberg (306) and Hiking and Mountaineering Club GCU (293).
Meanwhile, the cold wave continued with partly cloudy conditions here on Tuesday while the Meteorological Department has forecast similar weather for the next 24 hours. Meteorological department officials say that continental wind is blowing in most parts of the country while a light westerly wave is likely to affect the western and northern parts of the country. He has predicted that mainly cold and partly cloudy weather is expected in most parts of the country. Light rain/snowfall is likely at a few places in North Balochistan, Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir. Moderate to dense fog is likely to occur in most of the plains of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Upper Sindh during the morning/night hours. On Tuesday, the minimum temperature was recorded in Leh where the mercury dropped to minus 11 degrees Celsius, while it was 5.5 degrees Celsius and maximum 14.6 degrees Celsius in Lahore.