Pollution

“Cleanliness is the half of fath.” (حضرت محمد صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم)

To pollute means to contaminate or make something impure. Pollution spoils the beauty and purity of things. Man has made tremendous progress. he has invented wonderful gadgets to facilitate and ease his life. These amazing devices have polluted his association with nature.

“Pollution is the forerunner of perdition”. (John Trapp)

No doubt, whistling trains, speedy vehicles that race on the roads and aeroplanes that cover miles of distances in the twinkling of an eye are an advantage but they have polluted the atmosphere in which we breathe. Smoke which emits from these running and flying toys pollutes the air which is a cause of innumerable diseases of lungs and respiratory system.

We love to decorate our houses and make our life luxurious but this luxury is at the cost of natural beauty. All the electronic devices give out such rays as are hazardous to our health. We are living in a mechanical world – the world which is explicitly friendly to us but implicitly harmful. They are our friends but, as a matter of fact, they have made us a host of diseases.

There’s so much pollution in the air now that if it weren’t for our lungs there’d no place to put it all. (Robert Orben)

The abundance of production is required to suffice the needs of the growing population. Fertilizers, insecticides, pesticides and mechanized farming are quite common and widespread. Sufficiency is the need of the hour, but all these tactics have ruined purity and worth of natural things. Lands are cultivated and they fail to produce the required quantity because of incessant cultivation. The use of these substances for a long time has proved damaging.

Factories which produce hundreds of articles of daily use are letting out poisonous fumes which contaminate the earth’s atmosphere and water. This contaminated water is supplied to crops and hence, proves damaging to health. Health is wealth which we are losing.

“Pollution- if you don’t kill it, it will kill you.” (Anonymous)

Excavation for various purposes has taken out minerals from the earth. This earth is losing its strength and it is being polluted by man for construction of houses, markets and offices. We are spoiling nature and pulling pollution in various forms.

Ozone, a protective layer which strains harmful rays and preserves our existence is being depleted by pollution. The need of the hour is to take measures to control pollution in order to preserve the future of our succeeding generations.

To conclude, we can say that pollution has become a social problem. The government should take practical measures to cope with this mushrooming menace. But the efforts of the government alone can not suffice to address this issue. It calls forth public awareness and active participation of the individuals as well.

The health effects of air pollution imperil human lives. This fact is well-documented. (Eddie Bernice Johnson)