Govt to import Euro-IV fuel to deal with smog and air pollution issues
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LAHORE: The government will import Euro-IV fuel to deal with the issues of smog and air pollution in the country, said Prime Minister Imran Khan while addressing a press conference in Lahore.
PM Imran said, “pollution will reduce up to 90 per cent by using Euro-IV fuel.”
The government will introduce hybrid or battery-powered electric buses, he said and added that three smog centers will be set up in Punjab.
He said the government will shift transport to electricity in urban areas and will introduce zigzag brick kiln in the country to deal with hazardous climate.
Speaking on the occasion, he gave a three-year deadline to oil refineries to improve their quality and warned that those refineries would be sealed which will fail to meet the standard set by the government after the stipulated time.
The prime minister said that burning of agricultural biomass in India was a major cause of pollution in Punjab.
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