Today (08-11-2017) Chemistry and Biological Sciences Departments organized an awareness walk and seminar to sensitise the people regarding the adverse effect of smog on human health.
Campus Director Dr. Ashraf Shaheen, Dr. Amir Muhammad Khan ( HOD Biological Sciences), Dr. Touqir Ahmad ( HOD Chemistry), faculty members and the Campus students participated in the walk and seminar.
Campus Director and other faculty members distributed face masks and awareness literature among the participants on the occasion. The speakers, while addressing the seminar, said that burning of paddy puddles, smoke producing old vehicles, hours-long traffic jam on the roads, use of sub-standard fuel by industrials units, rapid and ill-planned urbanization and drought are the basic causes of smog.
They said that collective efforts and planning by different departments with a multi-sectoral approach is required to overcome the issue. Community participation is also essential to take immediate measures to control the Pollution.
Campus Director said that, old age citizens with weak physique, children and patients with respiratory diseases are more vulnerable to the effects of smog.
He said that smog can produce pneumonia in children and olg-age persons, therefore, such people should adopt precautionary measures against the smog to avoid falling seriously ill.
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