Caretaker Federal Minister Dr. Kausar Abdullah Malik Abdullah Malik while addressing the launching ceremony of “Ecological Baseline Survey Report Tharparkar (Sindh) on Wednesday has said that socio-economic package is indispensable for livelihood in Tharparkar, botanists, zoologists and technical should effort on it. He said that The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an academic research platform with the help of which we can solve many problems in the environment. Country Representative International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Mr. Mahmood Akhtar Cheema, ex-Senator Javed Jabbar, Professor Z.B Mirza, Botanical Expert Khairpur University Dr. Muzaffar Hussain Sirohi and CEO (SECMS) Amir Iqbal also addressed the participant of the ceremony. Dr. Kausar Abdullah Malik while praising the positive initiatives and keen interest of private sectors in the environment said that water is being contaminated in some places of Pakistan. He said that piles of dirt are seen in the water, which is having effect on our environment, all stakeholders should take serious steps to eliminate that piles of dirt. Caretaker Federal Minister expressed his anger on certain elements for polluting the water and said, "Don't wait for a messiah to clean this region and keep the environment clean”, this is our region and we have to keep it clean from dirt and pollution. He said that the dirt we are throwing has a negative impact somewhere in our environment, our life is badly affected by it and closure of schools due to smog is an example of it. While briefing the Caretaker Federal Minister and other participants regarding the ecological baseline in Tharparkar, it was informed that agriculture and livestock rearing serve as the primary sources of income for the people of Tharparkar, Tharparkar is about 2000 sq. k. landscape and consist of 07 divisions, 95% of the area is covered with sand, Karoonjhar hills and number of water bodies contribute to the region’s diverse inhabitants and scenic beauty. The Minister informed that as of 2017, the population of Tharparkar was 1.64 million, the annual population growth rate is 3.14% and about 83.8 people live per square kilometer, 50 transects 800 to 1200 meters have been laid in Tharparkar for bird survey.
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