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LACK OF FIRE STATIONS

Respected Sir,

According to international standard, the area having a population of one hundred thousands must have one hospital, one police station and one fire station having four fire tendors of quality. According to an estimate the population of Karachi is about 15 million. So to meet the requirements of Karachi there should be 150 fire stations. Unfortunately, presently it has only 20 fire stations with one snorkel to help the people in case of fire incidents in high-rise buildings.

The Ignominy is that the fire tendors haven't reach in time to the affected area. According to international standards, the response time for reaching industrial area is 3 minutes, for high trade areas 5 minutes and for densely populated residential areas 5 to 8 minutes.

But it is observed that the fire brigade teams not work efficiently. They sometimes reach the spot in half an hour or even more. The concerned authorities should pay attention to this serious matter. The number of fire tendors should be increased and teams should be incompetent, efficient and loyal to their profession.

Thanking You



QAMBER ABBAS
University Of Karachi

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The Environmental Dilemma

Sir,

I want to draw the attention on the serious issue of environmental problems. This issue is common world wide. I would here introduce some of the problems like increasing number of acid rains, hazardous waste, over population, global warming, rain forest destruction and industrialization. Due to these problems earth is getting destroyed day by day. We humans are actually responsible for it.

First I want to explain about acid rains and what were the major problems arise from it. It is a most important problem of all cannot be seen. The invisible gases sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide that cause acid rain usually come from automobiles or coal burning process. The level of acid rain vary from reign to reign. In third world nations with out population restrictions acid rains tend to be very high.

Hazardous waste which is through by the human also create many problems. Individuals often throw out goods without realizing that they are headed for land filled and could be dangerous for the environment. The levels of dangerous waste continue to grow. Industries and individuals continue to be largely unaware about this environmental problem. Industries throw their waste materials into oceans and seas which create a worse effect on environment.

Rain forest destruction in another important problem due to which floods come. According to estimate 50million of rain forest are cutting down each year. World growing population was a primary cause of rain forest destruction. People need more lands to live and more woods to consume for their lively hood. Limiting population growth may be the first in a series of steps that would limit the destruction of rain forest.

Current fears stem largely from the fact that global warming is occurring at such a rapid pace. Models are predicting that over the next century the global temperature will rise by several degrees.

Over population has been disastrous for our planet. Greater populations consuming more ruining the environment and creating or intensifying a variety of problems. Also with the food supply limited increase in population make some shortages in many parts of the world. The world population has been booming for many years. This population is now threatening to reach the stage where there are many people for the planet to support .

Thus, there were also many more problems. Our actions can help to increase and decrease problems highlighted above . These problems are no more a local problem its become a global issue. Now its our responsibility of all of us to tackle these problems and must think about their solution .


RAFIA ZUBAIR
KARACHI UNIVERSITY.