Islamabad: Pollution in India is the main cause of smog in Pakistan’s Punjab province, experts here said. According to officials of Research and Development division of Pakistan Metrological Department (PMD), smog in Pakistan was a trans-boundary phenomenon.
“In India, hundreds of thousands of farmers set fire on rice fields. If you see air quality map recently released by NASA, a vast area of India alongside Pakistan’s border can be seen all covered in red dots. This pollution is causing smog in Pakistan,” an official said.
He said that due to fewer rains in autumn season, temperatures fall at night but rise in the morning. He said that due to heat the wind direction moves from east to west.
According to NASA, the triangle between Indian states Amritsar, Jalandhar and Bhatinda is all covered in red indicating bad air quality or high level of pollution. This area is adjacent to Lahore.
