‘Avoid playing with nature’

There is a need to use available natural resources meticulously, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro Vice Chancellor Prof Muhammad Aslam Uqaili on Tuesday emphasized the need of making effective strategies to achieve sustainable developments goals with minimum utilization of available natural resources.

Increasing population was one of major causes in reducing the quantum of natural resources including water, however, there was a need to save the ecosystem by avoiding playing with nature, the Vice Chancellor remarked.

While addressing health seminar on sustainable development goals organized by the Directorate of Sports of Mehran University of Engineering and Technology on Tuesday, he said due to increasing population, the available natural resources were depleting fast.

He said echo system had become under threat due to violation of law of nature and use of natural resources without planning.

He emphasized the need of effective strategies to save the ecosystems.

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Due to climate change, he said, melting of glaciers and sea intrusion had started playing havoc as millions of acres of land had been destroyed in the country.

The Vice Chancellor said health was the third goal of sustainable development set by the United Nations and the underdeveloped countries including Pakistan were striving to meet the challenge.

Referring to the increasing rate of breast cancer, he said 11 per cent women in the country were suffering from this type of cancer.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 3^rd, 2021.