Garbage disposal on roads must stop

Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Malik while speaking at a programme—Multisectoral Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases 2018–2025—in the capital Wednesday said the exit points of the capital have become places for disposing garbage as if roadsides are made for dumping waste. The minister’s concern is genuine.   

Dumping of garbage on roads has become a common menace facing the inhabitants of the capital these days. Indiscriminate dumping of garbage here and there pollutes the environment. The same scenario is persisting in almost all towns and cities of the country. The growing stink owing to the undisposed waste contributes to the unhygienic situation. There are some places where it is difficult to move along the roads without pressing handkerchiefs into noses.

There are unscrupulous people who throw their household garbage on the roads polluting the environment. And there is none to clean the mess.

Plastic bags, papers, tissue papers, cigarette butts, fruit and vegetable skins and other things are thrown indiscriminately. It is not only happening in areas inhabited by poor communities, it is also happening in posh areas where affluent people live.

In many developed countries of the world it is mandatory to keep roads, thoroughfares, pavements, parks and other public places neat and clean. Violators of the laws related to cleanliness have to face music in those countries. So, none dares to disobey laws. But, unfortunately, in our country in the absence of stringent rules and vigilance people behave recklessly.

As the cities and towns have expanded both horizontally and vertically with their burgeoning population, those are also confronted with a myriad of problems. The worsening bad culture of dumping garbage indiscriminately has also assumed a formidable problem. There are some dustbins but those are not cleaned on a regular basis. As a result, foul smells from those pollute the environment.

It is the responsibility of the relevant authorities to clean those regularly. The overall mindset of the people should be changed. Awareness should be generated among people to keep environment free from pollution. Members of the law enforcing agencies, environmentalists and members of the civil society can also play vital roles in this regard.

 

Garbage disposal on roads must stop

Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Malik while speaking at a programmeMultisectoral Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases 20182025in the capital Wednesday said the exit points of the capital have become places for disposing garbage as if roadsides are made for dumping waste. The ministers concern is genuine. Dumping of garbage on roads has become a common menace facing the inhabitants of the capital these days. Indiscriminate dumping of garbage here and there pollutes the environment. The same scenario is persisting in almost all towns and cities of the country. The growing stink owing to the undisposed waste contributes to the unhygienic situation. There are some places where it is difficult to move along the roads without pressing handkerchiefs into noses. There are unscrupulous people who throw their household garbage on the roads polluting the environment. And there is none to clean the mess. Plastic bags, papers, tissue papers, cigarette butts, fruit and vegetable skins and other things are thrown indiscriminately. It is not only happening in areas inhabited by poor communities, it is also happening in posh areas where affluent people live. In many developed countries of the world it is mandatory to keep roads, thoroughfares, pavements, parks and other public places neat and clean. Violators of the laws related to cleanliness have to face music in those countries. So, none dares to disobey laws. But, unfortunately, in our country in the absence of stringent rules and vigilance people behave recklessly. As the cities and towns have expanded both horizontally and vertically with their burgeoning population, those are also confronted with a myriad of problems. The worsening bad culture of dumping garbage indiscriminately has also assumed a formidable problem. There are some dustbins but those are not cleaned on a regular basis. As a result, foul smells from those pollute the environment. It is the responsibility of the relevant authorities to clean those regularly. The overall mindset of the people should be changed. Awareness should be generated among people to keep environment free from pollution. Members of the law enforcing agencies, environmentalists and members of the civil society can also play vital roles in this regard.