LHC bans smoky commercial generators

LAHORE:The Lahore High Court (LHC) has imposed a ban on the operation of smoke emitting commercial generators in designated green lockdown areas to address air pollution.

Justice Shahid Karim presiding over petitions filed by citizens, including Haroon Farooq, to curb smog, ordered the installation of pollution control devices in commercial generators within the next seven days. The court’s written order of the previous day’s hearing emphasised that such generators should be sealed until these devices are installed to reduce harmful emissions.

Justice Karim also ordered the removal of encroachments in hot spot areas to improve air quality and reduce congestion related pollution.The court lauded the actions taken by the present government and the director general of environment noting that they would contribute positively to environmental conditions. The court mentioned in the written order that the public prosecutor said that super seeders had been distributed to farmers as part of a strategy to curb crop burning.