Karachi On Stakes: High Environmental Issues

Important issue that is destructive for our Environment is air pollution. The release of harmful toxic gases from manufacturing plants and carbon emission from transport vehicles are primary reasons for day to day air pollution. Pakistan has all the environmental laws, but the government and citizens don’t have the will to implement and follow the laws which are made to protect the environment from air pollution. This additionally undermines the superiority of laws. The Pakistani nation needs to develop a habit of using public transport in daily life. Another reason behind air pollution is expanding deforestation in the Pakistan. The air pollution causes respiratory disease and skin and eye infections too.

One can see so much pollution (air and noise pollution) in the city. The major difference is of population, Karachi is a packed city with individuals from all parts of the Pakistan. Other than different situations, we have the issues of transport and industrial pollution since we are economically growing fast and every one of these issues arise from that. Karachi's main issue is air and noise pollution which again is connected with the increase in transport on the roads. Getting a vehicle has turned out to be so easy with the rise of bank-leasing choices. It is however a decent sign as far as the developing economy is concerned yet on the opposite side, due to the lack of infrastructure pollution issue has expanded which is very alarming. To handle the circumstance we have to build up a 'Clean Air Program'. Main part of this program should incorporate converting over public transport on to CNG and removing 2 strokes engines like rickshaws and changing over them to 4 strokes engines.

Old vehicles running on roads is also one of the causes for air pollution as these cars are not discarded of and in this way they include their share in pollution increase. The "Clean Air Program" should also include the retirement of old vehicles from roads. In developed nations the more the car is older the more tax they need to pay on older cars. This practice urges them not to keep old vehicles on roads. In Pakistan, low income people keep old vehicles that have no precise standard to control the pollution. In Pakistan we also need vehicles testing program it should be made mandatory for vehicles to get fitness certificate every year without which vehicles should not be allowed to run on roads.

Written by: Ali Sarmad Kazmi