Citizens worried about ‘smog pulse’ spreading in Gujranwala

Industrially, Gujranwala is the third largest city of Pakistan. This city has become such an open chamber that breathing in its atmosphere is not free of danger to health.

Armaghan Ahsan is a resident of Gujranwala and a businessman by profession. Speaking to Independent Urdu, he said that the world is talking about smog these days but the situation here can be called ‘smog plus’.

‘Due to burning of plastic material, chemical and toxic gases are being produced, due to which even breathing is becoming difficult here.’

He further said that whether it is the roof of the house or the leaves of the plants in the park, smoke is stuck on everything. There seems to be a coal mine nearby whose toxins are also swallowing life.

When Independent Urdu contacted the Deputy Director of Environment, Gujranwala Chaudhry Imtiaz to know his position, he said that the administration has demolished 80 plastic burning furnaces and fined more than one crore to control the problem. can be found

Momina Butt, a resident of Gujranwala, a housewife, said that we are unable to even put our clothes outside in the sun after washing due to colic.

According to the Deputy Director of Environment, the administration has demolished 80 plastic burning furnaces (photo Badar Dar).

He further said that ‘things are being affected, but along with this, humans are also becoming the target of this pollution. Coughs and throat infections are common in children and the elderly suffer from asthma and respiratory diseases.

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