#Just Start Experience

Tuba Latif Virk
Nov 6 · 2 min read

I’m from circle 3 and in our mega project we are working on “Pollution in Faisalabad”.

Here I want to define pollution;

Contamination of air, water or soil by substances that are harmful to living organisms.

Pollution can occur naturally, for example through volcanic eruptions or as the result of human activities, such as the spilling of oil or disposal of industrial waste.

Causes and effects of pollution;

  • Pollution can cause an increased risk of heart attack, whizzing, coughing, breathing problems and irritation of eyes, nose and throat.
  • Pollution is also caused by agricultural activities. According to “The Earth Institute” the heavy use of fertilizer for agriculture is a major contribution of pollution.
  • Soil is also polluted through leaking under ground septic tanks, sewage system, the leaching of harmful substances from landfill and direct discharge of waste water by industrial plants into rivers and oceans.
  • Water pollution is a serious threat to humans, animals and aquatic life.
  • Deforestation also creates imbalance in atmospheric conditions.

As faisalabad is an industrial city so pollution is the major issue of this city. Moreover, Faisalabad has been listed as the 3rd most polluted city in the world with an average air quality index of 130.4, that’s why me and my group members decide to do work on the this problem.

Above I mention the causes and effects of pollution and now I’ll talk about the problems that lead to pollution especially in faisalabad.

  • Industrial waste
  • Excessive plastic use
  • Improper disposal of wastage
  • Less plantation and excessive cutting of plants
  • Poor sewage and sanitation system.

Now, I’m going to share my experience completing this task during this week.

Actually I never ever did work on such a project. Because I’m a zoology student. The thing that I learn from this experience is, we should try new things, doesn’t matter it belongs to our field or not. And the overall team work was so good. Really a cooperating team!

And I hope our (team) effort for the betterment of this city will develop if not a big but a little change.

And now I’m going to discuss next steps that we plan;

  • We decide that we will do volunteer work with WASA and FWMC. So that we can promote paper packets and cotton bags or installation of water filter plants through funding.
  • We will promote tree plantation
  • We will made collaboration with the industries (For example we can ask them to dispose the waste properly or filters in chimneys either by reporting them or asking for cooperation).
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