Air Pollution

Introduction Punjab's anti-smog efforts, intensified in 2024-2025, target Lahore's notorious pollution crisis, where seasonal smog from stubble burning, vehicles, and industries blankets the region, overwhelming healthcare systems . The Kahna operation, launched in October 2025, deploys mobile "anti-smog guns"—water cannons spraying fine mist to settle particulates—in hotspots like this suburban area . Government reports highlight immediate successes, but independent analyses...

Tire wear pollution has emerged as a critical environmental challenge in urban areas, particularly as vehicle electrification accelerates. Globally, tire abrasion generates about 6 million tons of particles each year, with 200,000 tons entering oceans, according to Imperial College London and Yale Environment 360 . In the U.S., the average car emits roughly 5 pounds of tire particles annually,...