our correspondent
PESHAWAR
President Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), Engineer Maqsood Anwar Pervaiz has said that environment pollution is a major challenge of the country, which can be addressed by adopting proper strategy and planning.
This he stated while talking to representatives of the World Wide Fund, Maryam Arshad and Farah Rashid here at the Chamber House on Thursday. Shahid Hussain, Abdul Jalil Jan and Sajjad Aziz, Senior Vice President, Vice President and Secretary General of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry and others were present in the meeting.
The SCCI chief attributed that the environmental issues have been increasing gradually due to unavailability of garbage dumping site, disposal of waste, lack of proper awareness and such associated factors.
He termed the steps taken by government relevant departments regarding removal and disposal of garbage and industrial waste insufficient, saying littering of garbage in streets, public places and residential areas is posing serious health issues.
“A proper strategy should be devised for recycling solid waste and industrial waste and make in usable’, the chamber president stressed, adding the policy would not only help reduce the environmental hazards, but it would also be proved supportive to meet with the relevant commitments made by the government at the international forums.
Furthermore, he added that solid waste and industrial waste can be utilized for multiple purposes through a proper recycling system, like the solid waste would use as an alternative source of energy generation.
He called upon the government and relevant departments to design proper dumping sites for garbage, solid waste and industrial waste and bring them usable conditions under a holistic planning and strategy.
