Climate Change Summit 2018: saving environment every individual's duty: minister

Sindh Minister for Information, Labour, Human Resources, Transport and Mass Transit Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that prior to climate change it is our duty as an individual to play our part at every level in saving and protecting our environment. "It is government's responsibility to work for the clear, and pollution free environment. In this regard government will take concrete steps to ensure that our future generations live and breathe in a clean, safe and better environment," he said while addressing "Climate Change Summit 2018" held here at a local hotel.
Syed Nasir Hussain Shah further said that we are adopting alternate energy resources like renewable, solar and wind etc for the purpose to implement the plan and start consuming alternate energy resource by December 2019. In this regard the Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah under the directives of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has adopted strategy with a special focus on saving our environment where our young and future generations could live in peaceful, clean and better environment, he added.
He congratulated the organizations for holding such an important summit and appreciated the efforts taken by the Karachi Grammar School students leading to redress the issue of environment and climate change. The Government is extending all possible help to those organizations and individuals and will continue to assist all in this regard.
The Minister Transport further said that as a Minister Incharge we are working on subjects such as launching environment friendly busses and transport system throughout the Sindh including Karachi and initiating a proper mechanism for the inspection of the transport and industrial zones to secure our future and clean environment. We had a shortage of water treatment plants due to which polluted water was being discharged into sea but we are working to ensure the installation of treatment plants in Sindh to avoid further polluting environment and help create better atmosphere with new and ongoing projects in energy and environment sectors to achieve the desired results and improvements.
Climate change introduction documentary, panel discussion and distribution of various awards to personalities and organizations were also held during the summit - 2018.