Air quality improves in Lahore as AQI drops 300-mark
Pakistan
It is still in the category of ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’
LAHORE (Web Desk) – The Lahorites got respite from an alarming level of air pollution, with the improvement of air quality on Sunday as the average Air Quality Index (AQI) of the provincial metropolis plummeted 300-mark.
Data revealed that the AQI reached 318 on MM Alam Road, only place in the city with AQI higher than 300 while at most of the city localities it was below 300.
The environmental experts said the average AQI of the city was 230.
They said PM2.5 concentration in Lahore was currently 10.5 times the WHO annual air quality guideline value.
The AQI of other important city areas included DHA Phase 8 (287), CERP Office (250), Polo Ground Cantt (288), University of Central Punjab (263) and Ghazi Road Interchange (231).
