Locals face difficulties as smog envelopes Multan
Last updated on: 12 November,2018 03:53 pm
Traffic on national highways and motorways was badly interrupted.
MULTAN (Dunya News) – Locals are facing immense difficulties as thick blanket of smog has once again enveloped parts of Multan and its adjoining areas.
According to details, traffic on national highways and motorways was badly interrupted while the drivers were directed to avoid unnecessary travel.
As per Met office, mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country. However, cloudy weather conditions with light rain-thunderstorm (with light snowfall over the hills) is predicted at isolated places in Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Kohat, Rawalpindi, Sargodha divisions, Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir.
Earlier, the government had ordered all traditional brick kilns closed for 70 days to combat worsening of smog.
The kiln organizations strongly criticized the decision, stating that the government had not taken any step to control the increasing prices of bricks.
“How I will provide food to my three children during closure of the kilns?” asked Sumaira Bibi, 35, who with her 60-year-old husband frames up 1,200 bricks a day for a kiln near Islamabad, earning about $8.
The government had also ordered that all kilns be converted to “zig-zag” technology, a design change that makes more efficient use of fuel, according to the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency. No deadline for the switch has been set.