POLLUTION IN KABUL CITY-ANOOSHA

Pollution in Kabul City

Citizens of Kabul City can feel the footsteps and beauty of spring after a harsh winter. But meanwhile, with regret spring has started with heavy dust and pollution. Each and every road is dusty especially when a car passes with a full speed creating a huge army of dust. Sometimes even breathing is impossible. People can hardly walk on the streets during day time. I think the main cause of this problem is the war which has ruined every thing and the huge population of this city growing now up to 4.5 million though Kabul was made for 1.5 million people. Severe shortage of trees is also a major factor for pollution

Even though pollution is a global issue, still people can do much to reduce pollution and protect their cities. I am sure there might be many ways to reduce pollution. For instance, we need to keep our communities clean and tidy. We can plant more trees. Perhaps in Kabul we can create voluntary youth organizations to clean our city on a regular basis because the government can’t reduce pollution by itself.

Prepared by Anoosha Wahidi

Kabul, April 2007