Cleaning Campaign in Gilgit-Baltistan

 

Photographers Association Gilgit-Baltistan (PAGB) in collaboration with the Tourism, Sports, Culture, Archaeology and Museum Department Gilgit-Baltistan launched a campaign to clean up Satpara Lake, the only source of drinking and cultivating water for Skardu town. A huge amount of rubbish was collected during this campaign, including plastic bags, wrappers, plastic bottles, pampers etc. Satpara Lake is the only source of drinking water for Skardu town, if situation remains the same, severe diseases may transmit in community like Diarrhea, Hepatitis etc. PAGB requested the concerned authorities to make proper arrangements to keep Satpara Lake and its surrounding clean. Moreover, they urged to organize and arrange awareness sessions to sensitize public as it is the responsibility of each and every individual to keep the environment clean and take the rubbish back with them. PAGB thanked their partners: Baz e Ilm o Funn Skardu, Care for Community, Shehzad Ad and Waste Management Department Skardu. PAGB is looking forward to collaborate with the administration in upcoming future. Secretary Tourism and Culture was grateful to PAGB for raising the issue of cleaning the Satpara Lake.