Students and many workers in Lahore will be spending time at home after officials implement a "green lockdown" as smog levels hit record highs. Air pollution levels in urban Pakistan and India are hitting consistent, hazardous highs.
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00:00Students and many workers in Lahore, Pakistan, will be spending the week at home after officials
00:06implemented what's being called a green lockdown. The shutdown comes as pollution levels reach
00:13record highs, far exceeding levels considered hazardous by the World Health Organization.
00:20Officials are implementing restrictions on certain motor vehicles, halting construction
00:24and spraying streets with water to control the smog.