<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>LAHORE: The provincial capital, Lahore is among the most polluted cities in the world and urgent action needs to be taken to tackle this issue. Air pollution caused by traffic, industries, crop burning and burning of solid waste are the major<wm> reasons behind this pollution.

According to the latest available data, the city has the least number of clean air days per day, with just six days out of every ten having their air clean.

“Air pollution increases the cost of making any project in our province and also harms people’s health and their environment. We want to improve air quality, reduce pollution, and improve the quality of life for our citizens” said a senior government official. The government is already introducing several measures to reduce pollution, such as</wm> introducing the Green Card scheme and taking stringent measures to ensure that coal and gas plants do not emit more