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We decided to do a thread on the 17 recommendations in the #SmogCommission's Report
#ToxicAir #LahoreSmog
1. Ban on Burning of Rice Stubble and Waste
2. Shutting Down Brick Kilns in Winter Months
3. Steel mills be given grace period to convert to cleaner technologies
4. Prohibition on burning municpal waste and urban biomass
5. Adoption of Punjab Clean Air Action Plan
6. Operationalise the public health (emergency provisions) ordinance, 1944
7. including private sector hospitals and clinics to collect primary data of affectees
8. EPD and Health Dept to establish smog response ICT application(s)
9. EPD and Health Dept to establish smog response desks at district levels
10. Immediate adoption, dissemination and implementation of standing instructions for management of episodes of poor air quality (2018). Health alerts over AQI of 300 to be issued
11. Immediate approval and execution of the project "Enhances Environmental Quality Monitoring System for Punjab's Air, Surface and Ground Water Resources"
12. Vigorous afforestation campaign with emphasis on native species of trees. Ecologically inappropriate species like Eucalyptus be excluded from tree plantation plans
13. Implementation of "Punjab Green Development Programme"
14. Placement and updating of environmental quality data including air quality index on website of EPD
15. Public investment and civil society participation in creating awareness and conducting research and campaigns on environmental issues
16. A comprehensive and cooperative regional effort is required to address transboundary impact of air pollution so steps to conclude a transboundary agreement should be taken
17. Appoint a permanent/standing Punjab clean air commission to facilitate implementation of recommendations, report to court and seek further instructions. Secretary EPD to be secretary of this commission to provide secretariat support.
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