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Citizens urged to overcome environmental pollution

DG says she guided citizens about prevention cutting of trees, should be ban on converting agricultural lands into settlements

By APP
February 12, 2024
Commuters drive their vehicles through heavy smog in Lahore. — AFP/File
Commuters drive their vehicles through heavy smog in Lahore. — AFP/File

Islamabad: Director General (DG) of the Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) Farzana Altaf Shah on Sunday urged the citizens to take the lead and responsibility to overcome environmental pollution in the country which was polluting its rivers, oceans, natural ecosystems and damaging human and wildlife health through disastrous impacts.

Talking to a news channel, she said that if we not controlled on pollution then the climate change will not just a subject, it could become a major cause of impact on all kinds of flora, fauna and human beings in our country. She highlighted various efforts by her organization to confront the environmental challenges. She guided citizens about the prevention the cutting of trees and should be a ban on converting agricultural lands into settlements.