Clean environment

People need a pleasant environment to live in. An environment where air is fresh, water is pure and trees are planted. The residents of Karachi also deserve to live in such a peaceful environment. But the collection of garbage, industrial wastage, poisonous gases that is released from vehicles and the cutting of trees to make roads and buildings, have had an immense effect on the environment of Karachi as well as on the health of its residents. The city is going through a difficult phase.

In a survey held by WHO in 2016, Karachi ranked 14th among the 20 most polluted cities of the world. However, Karachi was ranked as the fifth most polluted city of the world in 2017. This hints at the failure of the government to keep the city pollution0-free. If serious steps are not taken, the most populated business centre of Pakistan will top all lists of the most polluted cities of the world.

Bilal Siddiqui (Karachi)