My observation is that people in general are apathetic and have little conception of their responsibilities in this field. The awareness about the detrimental result of pollution on their own health, happiness and economy is practically non-existent.

        The Sewerage is blocked by garbage, bricks, shopping bags and other solid materials which are thrown indiscriminately into the drains by nearly everybody. The flow of sewerage is either slow or is stagnant. The drinking water gets polluted. The result is that germs multiply the town and villages smell children and adults suffer from preventable diseases like dysentery diarihoea, cholera, typhoid and intestinal worms.
        I am of the firm opinion that in years to come may be very soon even the monsoon rain would not be able to flush the drains. The possibility is that due to the blockage the sewerage will over-flow and speard all the filth on the roads and towns with horrible results. If only people knew that a clean and healthy environment is the joint responsibility of the citizens and the local authorities, the situation would be different.
        No Government in the world can possibily keep the towns clean if the citizens do not play their part. The cost to the Government and the people is astronomical, poor health leads to poor performance and poor economy. The colossal cost of medical treatment is on top of this, both to Government and the people. I sometimes blame the Indian culture for their social classification and creating untouchable who were to do the dirty work. No other Muslim country or any other country has Jamedars and citizens have to do their own cleaning. We seem to think that such a work is only to be done by sweepers. We must promote awareness among people that a little time/money spent on cleanliness, attention to Hygienic surroundings would give them benefits that would save them and the nation huge cost of providing medical treatment besides keeping them alive. I must also stress that we must pay special attention to the living conditions of Jamadars/Sweepers . They live in filthy surroundings. Do we not think that the people who enter our houses to clean must be clean and disease free. They are the carriers of many illnesses. I have witnessed their living conditions and I cannot imagine that we could be so blind to the primary rules of hygience. The authorities should provide health visitors to guide them and provide proper, clean living conditions.
        I suggest that in order to spread awareness about health matters and benefits of clean water, we should encourage Pakistan T.V. to have a weekly programme on environmental health. The programme should include a crossection of people i.e. professionals, representatives from villages, towns, Industries and young students. There should be an open discussion with audience participation.  A guest speaker delivering a lecture would be a futile attempt.
        It should be made absolutely clear that political discussion and Criticism of personalities would not be acceptable. The discussion should aim at spreading awareness and finding economic ways of drinking clean water, keeping Pakistan clean and tidy.
        I am sure that once motivated and taught simple ways of keeping drains flowing, our villagers have the time to make their areas the best kept in the country in the shortest possible period.
        My firm belief is that ordinary citizens think that they are only responsible to keep their houses clean and are at liberty to throw rubbish in the streets.
        We build houses at huge costs but are reluctant to spend few rupees to keep our streets in better and healthy conditions. Are we not aware that flies can travel miles and come back into our houses to spread infections and make our children face a living death.