Save Pakistan

With the passage of time our world is experiencing a lot of disastrous changes but both the common person and the elite class are not responding to it. Our attitude is very passive; we think it as others’ problem and think that it is not of our concern. Some people think that is the talk of the educated people who waste time on these subjects; some think that it interests NGOs who collect funds on such issues. I do not find a lot of people who are serious about it. If somebody is convinced about these problems, then he takes it as a remote thing which is very far away from us.

I think that time has come that we should think about it and take a serious note of it. We have just seen what the dengue fever problem can do. This virus was not in Pakistan although its vector mosquito was here for centuries. We are also experiencing regular flooding in Sindh. If we take a trip to Pakistani cities we can see dumps of garbage everywhere. The most hazardous component of this garbage are chemical wastes and plastic materials. Everybody should by now be aware of the fact that plastic do not disintegrate even after a hundred years. We should know that these chemicals will be dissolved in soil and will pollute subsoil water. As rivers and canals are drying, the subsoil water has gained importance.

There should be a media campaign about all these problems. As we just saw in the case of dengue virus, people have a little awareness about it. There was increased use of nets and sprays to kill mosquito after the media highlighted the issue.

Ours is a religious society, people lend a good ear to the religious leaders. So we should take them on board for this problem as well. We should also give importance to where we are and where our future generations will be. The earth is important for all of us and it is our duty to keep it safe as nature has given us.

Second most important objective is to tell the people about the use of disposable objects. Such items are meant to be used only once, but we keep using them again and again. For example, certain plastic bags can only be used once. Their repeated use could cause serious issues of health.

MADIHA FATIMA

Karachi