The Crucifixion of #JesusChrist
This c1590 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting from the 'Small Clive Album' associated with Robert Clive, the 1st Baron of Plassey (1725-1774) was made for the #Mughal ruler #Jahangir while he was still a Prince living at #Lahore
This fabulous & high quality #Painting is now in the collection of Victoria and Albert #Museum London
@BenjaminKlein Weren't both of #England 's matches on #Lahore stadium. They also had the same advantage.
I mean, how many times are they going to point fingers for their own shortcomings ?
"A major cause of the #smog is the fires which are caused by the burning of stubble after harvest by farmers in both #Pakistan and #India.
But much of #Lahore’s air pollution comes from its five million motorbikes and millions of other vehicles’ exhausts. Lahore's high court identified heavy traffic #emissions as the main cause of the smog.
Then there are the industries in the city’s outskirts - like the #coal-fired brick kilns - adding more pollution to the air."
Record-high pollution sickens thousands in Pakistan's cultural capital of Lahore #Pakistan #Lahore #environment #pollution https://phys.org/news/2024-11-high-pollution-sickens-thousands-pakistan.html
"Air monitor records pollution level in Lahore 40 times above WHO limit"
#Pakistan #Lahore #Pollution #AirPollution
https://phys.org/news/2024-11-air-pollution-lahore-limit.html
#Pakistan shuts primary schools for a week in #Lahore due to dangerous #AirQuality
November 4, 2024
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — "Dangerously poor air quality on Monday forced Pakistani authorities in the cultural capital of Lahore to close primary schools for a week, government officials said, after the air-quality index hit a record high over the weekend.
"The measures in Lahore were part of a larger effort to protect children from respiratory-related and other diseases in the city of 14 million people. The government said everyone in Lahore was required to wear a #FaceMask.
"Fifty percent of employees must also work from home as part of a '#GreenLockdown' in the city, the government said, adding that barbecuing food without filters was banned and motorized rickshaws restricted. Wedding halls must close at 10 p.m. and artificial rain is likely to be used to combat the pollution.
"The air-quality index in Lahore exceeded 1,000 over the weekend, a record high in Pakistan.
"Toxic gray smog has sickened tens of thousands of people, mainly children and elderly people, since last month when the air quality started worsening in Lahore, the capital of eastern #Punjab province bordering India.
"The government has also banned construction work in certain areas and fined owners of smoke-emitting vehicles. Schools will remain closed for a week because of the pollution, according to a government notification.
"The concentration of PM 2.5, or tiny particulate matter, in the air approached 450, considered hazardous, the Punjab Environment Protection Department said.
"Lahore was once known as a #CityOfGardens, which were ubiquitous during the Mughal era from the 16th to 19th centuries. But rapid #urbanization and surging population growth have left little room for #greenery."
Smog Reduction in Lahore
#BaaghiTV #Opinions #Health #Pakistan #Smog #SmogReduction #Lahore #FuelEmissions #Diesel #Petrol #EnvironmentProtectionAgency #NEQs #ElectricScooters #EPALaws #Environment #EnvironmentalProtection #SolarEnergy #FoliageBurning #GarbageDisposal #UrbanForests #ClimateChange #ClimateThreat
‘More toxic than ever’: #Lahore and #Delhi choked by smog as ‘pollution season’ begins - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/01/lahore-delhi-choked-smog-pollution-season-india-pakistan well, #beijing tackled it, so can they
Ein waghalsiges... Lieblingsfoto.
A adventurous... Favorite photo.
by Artist: #SteveMcCurry in Loc.: #Lahore Pakistan 
1983 - Title: "Breakfast tea being passed" - #Art #Streetart #PhotoArt #Fotografie #Photography #Train #Artist #Travel 
#APhotoLove - Website: https://www.stevemccurry.com/
Grüne #Infrastruktur (GI) ist entscheidend für die #Klimaanpassung in Städten. In #Lahore, #Pakistan, werden Maßnahmen wie #Küchengärten und #Dachbepflanzung gefördert. Lokale Institutionen und zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen spielen eine wichtige Rolle, indem sie Aufklärung betreiben und die Gemeinschaft einbeziehen. Trotz dieser Initiativen fehlt es an Koordination zwischen den verschiedenen Regierungsabteilungen.
#Stadtentwicklung #Klimawandel #Hitzeschutz
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212095524002700
Coming now to the second province in #Pakistan affected by the rains. Uptil 1st Aug 2024, 24 people had died and hundreds of families made homeless by the rains.
"Pakistan usually receives 255mm of rain each month", #Lahore received 356mm in THREE HOURS. Don't have data on rain in #KP though.
Its times like these I miss the old civic space that was #twitter.
Article sharing how torrential #rain affects a metropolitan city like #Lahore, home to over 11 million people (a third more than #London).
tl;dr: #Sinkholes #VehicularDamage #TransportParalysis #WaterOutage #ElectricityOutage , which translates to no safe food, toilets, rest. Even in "clean, nice" neighbourhoods this leads to spread of infections and misery while the flood lasts.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1849475/rain-creates-sinkholes-in-johar-town
#Lahore was submerged while the provinces of #Punjab and #KP were deluged by #Monsoon #rains
356mm or a foot and a half of rain fell in THREE HOURS across the city.
45 people died and 132 injured across the province alone.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1849532
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateDeaths #SouthAsia #Flood #Flooding #Pakistan #Peshawer #Paktodon #GlobalSouth
First big #Rain of the #Monsoon in #Lahore floods the city, 44-yr record broken
A foot of rain fell in just 3 hours early in the morning, houses, hospitals flooded
My own family home, despite being raised from the street, is under half a foot of water. This has NEVER happened before.
And theres nothing we can do for now...
Will update the thread as more media reports online.
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2484655/monsoon-rains-break-44-year-record-in-lahore
Spoke too soon.
" #LAHORE: Twelve people died and 27 others were injured while 14 houses collapsed due to heavy rains during the last 24 hours in various parts of the province."
"The dead included five children, three women and four men while three persons died due to lightning in #Narowal and #Multan districts."
https://www.dawn.com/news/1845640/12-die-27-injured-in-punjab-rains-in-24-hours
2/2
#Lahore hit by first #Monsoon rain
Though a 40 yr record was broken, and the rains seem heavier than last year, will need to see how they unfold over the coming days to see if they turn destructive or no
Since twitter's implosion its hard to access verified info in real time (partly why Risham and I set up #Paktodon as an alternative), but so far the city doesn't seem "overwhelmed" yet
https://www.dawn.com/news/1845535/heaviest-monsoon-downpour-overwhelms-lahore
A fruitseller pushes his cart of #bananas through a flooded street after heavy rain.
Photograph: Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images
An unusual 18th century #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Agra falsely attributed to #Mughal #Artist Dalchand of "Emperor #Jahangir (ruled 1605-1627 CE) with a Peri (Fairy) & a Mallard"
Now at Indian #Museum #Calcutta (#Kolkata) #Bengal #India
Dalchand was a #Rajput artist of the #Kishangarh #Rajasthan School of #Art & may have trained at #Lahore before moving to #Delhi in 1707 CE
In #Pakistan haben Hunderte Menschen wegen einer #Hitzewelle medizinische Hilfe benötigt. Temperaturen erreichten bis zu 49 Grad Celsius, besonders betroffen waren Städte wie #Lahore und Regionen in #Sindh. Aufgrund der extremen #Hitze wurden die #Sommerferien für Schüler vorgezogen und #Stromabschaltungen sind an der Tagesordnung.
#Hitzewelle #Pakistan #Klimawandel #Gesundheit #Extremwetter
