As man is progressing, he is also creating new problems for himself. Due to innovation in agriculture, we have produced more productive and seasonal crops at low cost, but this has harmed the environment. What has been affected and industrial development has a significant effect in it, the environment has become so polluted due to the gases of greenhouses, smoke and noise of vehicles and factories that it is becoming difficult to move in big cities. According to the data released by the organizations working on the matter, the rate of air pollution in Pakistan is the highest. A lot more than that
Causes of environmental pollution in Pakistan
During the last few years, the number of vehicles has increased in Pakistan. According to the data obtained from the Economic Survey and other sources, the traffic on the roads in Pakistan has increased five times during the last twenty years. It is of Bradar and diesel vehicles which cause increase in air pollution. With the industrial development, energy needs have also increased in Pakistan, for which cheap fuel is used. It is said that the main cause of “smog” formed in winter is the burnt residue of crops, smoke from factories, brick kilns and vehicles and cheap fuel.
Diseases caused by environmental pollution
Environmental pollution has very bad effects on human health, according to medical experts, it is said that environmental pollution, in which the average age of people is decreasing due to air pollution, “conjunctivitis” due to air pollution in Pakistan. Ear, throat and stomach diseases are common. As soon as the smog starts in winter, the number of patients with conjunctivitis increases, while nose, ear and throat diseases also break out. At the clinic, the influx of patients who are either facing difficulty in breathing or have a severe cough and cold, I advise such patients to avoid pollution only. Common diseases that appear but are caused by pollution include skin and gastrointestinal diseases, as well as neurological diseases, including headaches, epilepsy, dementia, and Parkinson’s disease.
Effects of environmental pollution on daily routines
Environmental pollution is affecting the daily routines of life badly, citizens are having to change their daily routines including living, the days when students have exams and ban on unnecessary holidays in educational institutions due to smog. Due to this, educational institutions are closed in these days in big cities. Lockdown has become a norm in November and December in Pakistan due to which the businesses of restaurants, hotels and other such institutions are badly affected. During the shutdown, food can be taken home under the “take-away” policy, but cannot be eaten sitting in a hotel or restaurant, thus the work-from-home policy is also affected by the environment, especially “smog”. These are tangible factors that can be seen and felt and from which we can gauge how environmental pollution is affecting our day-to-day affairs.
Indispensable measures to control environmental pollution
Measures are taken at the government level to control environmental pollution, but these measures are temporary and temporary; during days of smog, efforts are made to control the situation by locking down or resorting to artificial rains. By which the citizens get temporary relief but cannot get rid of this problem permanently. If the government wants to save the citizens from environmental pollution, then it is necessary for it to immediately announce a transport policy under which the smoke Encouraging electric vehicles by banning abandoned vehicles, banning the use of substandard fuel in industrial establishments, shifting brick kilns across the country to zigzag technology, and increasing agricultural productivity. Greenhouses adopting modern methods should be obliged to install modern equipment and treatment plants to control the harmful gases coming out of the greenhouses.
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