Bulletins 1200 2nd April 2018
- 6 years ago
“Islamabad may not have the worst air quality but it is high enough to have drawn the attention of the Supreme Court over the past years, issuing directions to monitor emissions from steel mills in particular. The declining air quality is the biggest environmental issue in Islamabad,” said an official of the ministry.
According to officials at the Ministry of Climate Change, some areas, in particular, are the most affected such as I-8, I-9, I-10, and I-11 sectors. These areas reportedly have the worst air quality as compared to the other parts of the city.
The residents of these areas usually witness black smoke which in actual is black carbon that contains particular matter 10 and is the result of poor manufacturing setups by the steel mills and furnaces using poor quality oil and paint canister which not only are anti-atmosphere but can also be the cause of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
According to officials at the Ministry of Climate Change, some areas, in particular, are the most affected such as I-8, I-9, I-10, and I-11 sectors. These areas reportedly have the worst air quality as compared to the other parts of the city.
The residents of these areas usually witness black smoke which in actual is black carbon that contains particular matter 10 and is the result of poor manufacturing setups by the steel mills and furnaces using poor quality oil and paint canister which not only are anti-atmosphere but can also be the cause of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.