Vehicles Emerge as Key Polluters in Peshawar

News Desk

Peshawar: The Director General of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) underscored the substantial contribution of school buses, aging taxis, rickshaws, and old wagons to environmental pollution.

This acknowledgement comes against the backdrop of Peshawar city grappling with an influx of approximately 400,000 vehicles.

In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, an air quality index of 169 was recorded on Sunday, driven by elevated pollution from traffic fumes generated by marble factories and other sources.

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The DGEPA emphasized the necessity of raising public awareness regarding air pollution and urged citizens to take precautionary measures. The impact of increased air pollution in KP has resulted in a surge of respiratory issues such as colds, coughs, and chest diseases among a considerable number of people.

Furthermore, the heightened air quality index has been linked to an escalation in chest, skin, eye, and lung ailments, prompting the DGEPA to advise individuals to keep windows closed and wear masks while outside to mitigate exposure to contaminated air.