30 state-of-the-art air quality monitors were installed in Lahore and other major cities across Punjab on Monday. In order to improve public health and environmental monitoring, this move is part of a bigger digital transformation plan led by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.
The purpose of the recently implemented air quality monitoring system is to give information on pollution levels in different cities in real time. Lahore and other large cities have air quality monitors installed as part of the effort, and more installations are planned for the coming months.
With the addition of eight functioning monitors, Lahore’s environmental monitoring infrastructure has significantly improved, allowing the city to better combat its notoriously high levels of air pollution.
In the second phase of the system, 25 more monitors would be installed, according to Senior Provincial Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb. Faisalabad, Sheikhupura, Rawalpindi, Multan, Gujranwala, Sialkot, and Bahawalpur are among the regions that will be covered by these new installations. Sargodha and DG Khan should also get their air quality monitors by the end of this month.
The new monitoring systems have already been installed at several places in Lahore, including THQ Kahna, Jaya Bhaga Police Station, Teaching Hospital Shahdara, Punjab University, and many more. A number of additional monitors have been set up in highly visible locations, including UET, Barki Road, and PKLI.
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According to Marriyum Aurangzeb, the EPA’s main control center is connected to all of the monitors. Due to this integration, data may be disseminated quickly and continuously. The monitoring system will also be connected to the global Air Quality Index (AQI), providing real-time updates for both researchers and the general public. This is a big change from the old ways of doing things when environmental data was frequently locked away.
The introduction of this state-of-the-art air quality monitoring system, led by Maryam Nawaz, has been praised as a turning point in the history of digital governance. Efforts are being made by Nawaz, the first Chief Minister of Punjab to support such a thorough program, to keep the people informed, and to monitor air quality.
