LAHORE: (Click Pakistan) City Lahore is Buzzing with Basant festivities with kite sales and other related products driving unprecedented sales. The Kite Flying Association reported that the sales of kites, guddey, guddiyas and pinna’s stood at PKR. 34 Crore during the first two days (PKR 16 crore on day one and PKR 18 crore on day two).
During the first day alone, the sales of kites and pinna’s had topped 600,000 with at least 15,000 people receiving kites, guddey, guddiyas and pinna’s. Punjab government Senior Provincial Minister Maryam Aurangzeb affirmed that the Government has given special environmental relief to its inhabitants during the festival. She stated that the wind speed is low and Air Quality Index was 192, yet there has been an improvement in smog control with the help of high-quality data, scientific and technology.
On the days of Feb. 6, 7 and 8, the services of buses, Metro Bus and Orange Line Metro Train will be free to the residents of Lahore to persuade people not to choose private vehicles and use collective transport. Artificial Intelligence services are also working to track areas of pollution and drones are patrolling factories, brick kilns, and cars. In Punjab, the Basant events have not been canceled and the residents are enjoying the traditional festival to the fullest.
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