Karachi should be cleaned so that people’s health should not be impacted
KECH, BALOCHISTAN: Karachi is known as the City of Lights but one is confused regarding what exactly is meant by this title. The city is littered with garbage and faces environmental and noise pollution which is growing by the day.
Environmental pollution has reached dangerous levels and residents are affected by it as they inhale toxic air. Even people who visit the city for medical treatment or business-related activities are affected by it as the air takes a toll on their health.
As the biggest city of Pakistan in terms of population, Karachi should be cleaned so that people’s health should not be impacted. Garbage and sewerage waste should be handled and recycled as is the practice in other countries.
Cities like Karachi represent the entire country, and if it is kept clean and green, then the same model can be applied to the entire country. The Environmental Protection Agency of Sindh needs to take action in order to keep the city clean.
Abdul Sattar
Published in The Express Tribune, April 8th, 2019.
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