{"id":1555,"date":"2021-02-17T07:54:45","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T07:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sirmaya.com\/blog\/?p=1555"},"modified":"2021-02-17T08:01:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T08:01:36","slug":"fog-towers-to-be-installed-by-ministry-of-science-and-technology-to-control-smog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sirmaya.com\/blog\/fog-towers-to-be-installed-by-ministry-of-science-and-technology-to-control-smog\/","title":{"rendered":"Fog Towers to be Installed by Ministry of Science and Technology to Control Smog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='epvc-post-count'><span class='epvc-eye'><\/span>  <span class=\"epvc-count\"> 1,358<\/span><span class='epvc-label'> Views<\/span><\/div>\n<p>ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Science and Technology Mr Fawad Chowdhury said via Twitter that the Ministry has planned to install fog towers in Lahore by August to reduce the smoggy atmosphere<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img 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