NFEH verdict: ‘Karachi’s streets are getting dirtier’
The National Forum for Environment and Health expressed deep concern over the unsanitary conditions.
KARACHI:
The National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) expressed deep concern over the unsanitary conditions in the city on Sunday. NFEH President Naeem Qureshi said that according to a survey conducted in the past few days, it has been found that the road in front of CIA Centre, Saddar, has been converted into a dumping ground, which is affecting traffic flow. Other areas where roads are steadily worsening include Empress Market, Talpur Road, Lucky Star, Abdullah Haroon Road, Liaquatabad Cross Road, Karimabad, Clifton, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, North Karachi and Shah Faisal Colony, he added. The forum stressed the need for better sanitary conditions in hospitals, particularly Jinnah hospital and others in the Cantt area.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 25th, 2013.
The National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) expressed deep concern over the unsanitary conditions in the city on Sunday. NFEH President Naeem Qureshi said that according to a survey conducted in the past few days, it has been found that the road in front of CIA Centre, Saddar, has been converted into a dumping ground, which is affecting traffic flow. Other areas where roads are steadily worsening include Empress Market, Talpur Road, Lucky Star, Abdullah Haroon Road, Liaquatabad Cross Road, Karimabad, Clifton, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, North Karachi and Shah Faisal Colony, he added. The forum stressed the need for better sanitary conditions in hospitals, particularly Jinnah hospital and others in the Cantt area.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 25th, 2013.