Our Correspondent
Quetta
Balochistan Government’s Spokesperson Liaquat Shahwani on Friday said that provincial government was taking practical steps for making the success of Green Pakistan campaign in order to better control the effects of environmental pollution.
He said these views in his message in connection to World Environment Day, saying that Environment Day was being celebrated throughout the world to increase awareness about the importance of Environment. “Environmental pollution is such a silent killer and seven million people are losing their lives in every year due to diseases including breath, heart, cancer, eyesight and other serious ailments,” he said saying that while the bitter reality was that more people in the world were being affected by the environment.
He said according to reports, around 10 million people worldwide died per year and the global temperature was constantly rising due to environmental pollution, which was also causing changes in the climate.
Water systems and agriculture are also at high risk due to the effects of glaciers and Melting glaciers are also feared to submerge land locks near the oceans, he said adding that the recent lockdown caused by the Coronavirus has also had a positive impact on the environment.
The Liaquat Shahwani mentioned that as according to a study, the recent lockdown has resulted in a dramatic reduction of 50% carbon monoxide and 5-10% carbon dioxide, while the ozone layer is also surprisingly towards repairing.
