Governor Balochistan Amanullah Khan Yasinzai has said that the ground water level in Balochistan has dropped to alarming levels, especially in the provincial capital Quetta.
He said that in order to control environmental pollution, we need to create awareness among the people about the importance of trees as they play a key role in restoring the environment.
He expressed these views during a meeting with Rebekha Bell, Representative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Pakistan at the Governor’s House, Quetta on Thursday.
On this occasion, the Governor of Balochistan said that global warming is in fact a clear global warning to the people of the world.
“It is time for us to take immediate and timely steps at the national and international levels to protect the natural environment, otherwise environmental pollution could pose many threats to the future of all mankind,” he said.
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Governor Yasinzai said that the economy of Balochistan is more than fifty percent dependent on agriculture and livestock and the lack of rainfall and famine have adversely affected the socio-economic condition and other sources of the economy, leading to an increase in overall poverty.
The Governor said that only financial support and guidance from international organizations can help us in tackling global challenges like global warming, modernizing the agriculture and livestock sectors in the province and enhancing the capacity of the workforce.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 25th, 2021.
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