Karachi, widely known as the city of lights and it’s all due to the electrifying people of this city who never gave up whatever the circumstances might be. The solution to every single problem lies within the gross root level. The general public of this city are well aware of their issues but it’s surprising that they don’t yet know the answers to it.
Solid waste management is one of the ignored and not to talk about like issues as it can doubt the credibility of those institutes which are responsible for garbage disposal while it also show the lack of interest shown by government to compensate this issue. All the authorities have failed miserably to negotiate this growing pollution rate due to improper garbage disposal. SSWMB (Sindh solid waste management board) exclusively looks after solid waste management with annual budget of more than 500 million dollar but we are yet to see any remarkable improvement. Three new solid waste management projects have been announced in the Sindh budget 2017-18 for Karachi, Hyderabad and Shaheed Benazirabad, with an estimated cost of Rs2.20 billion. However, no solid waste management scheme from last year has seen the light of the day. (Azam, 2017) When billions of dollars have been spent but on the same hand some easily applicable measures with a minimal budget could be the answer than why not opt for it. General public are the major culprits for this devastating situation of the city and only they can change their own fate but a statistical survey would be done that how many inhabitants of the city are well aware of their situation. Other surveys like how many % of people know the harm of using polythene. Major surveys like how many % of people are willing to play their role to ameliorate the scenario would be fruitful too. So, basically an alliance should be created between government, concerned authorities, NGOs and general public so together they can put up a fight against this worsening condition. With each passing day Karachi is moving towards a void. Karachi is the corporate sector of Pakistan with a coastal line and [1]Karachi’s water is consider the worst as all the industrial waste is discharged into sea. The water is overwhelmed by the quantity of lead in water so by taking sea food high risk of diseases is involved. According to FAO and USAID fact-sheets, floods have caused death of 1,800 human beings, 1.2 million animals, and six million poultry and have destroyed two million houses. Houses in rural areas store, among others, the pesticides. All these deaths are decaying in river water, causing pollution. (newspaper, 2010) In Karachi, there is no proper way of disposing of garbage to landfill sites on a regular basis as heaps of garbage can be seen everywhere. It lacks enough trees which can absorb carbon dioxide. The president of UNAP Moohi during the meeting with Mayor Karachi referred to a recent international research on environmental pollution said this study provided sufficient evidence that Karachi is one of the severely affected cities of the world by the climate change whereas the air pollution levels are also found alarmingly high in most parts of the city. Now it’s high time that we should lift our spirits up and quit lip service. “Go Green” movement of planting trees should be inaugurated and different seminars should be held in industrial areas of the city so they can be enlighten with the proper disposal of solid wastes. Many more initiatives could be also adopted. Works CitedAzam, O. (2017). Govt announces three new waste management projects in Sindh. Sindh: The express Tribune. newspaper, T. (2010). Drinking water quality in Karachi. karachi: Dawn.
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