The recent environmental studies have graded Lahore as the most polluted city of the world. Beside several factors generating pollution, including smog, the unmanaged solid waste especially surrounding parks, shopping areas, plazas, shrines and other public places poses a serious threat to the cosmopolitan city’s environment. Dr Hussain Mohi-ud-Din Qadri’s intuitive insight studied the ground reality, analysed the city’s issue and found the overflow of tourists a major reason behind the increase of unmanaged waste and decrease in available natural resources taking Mazar Data Ganj Bakhsh as case study. Aptly ‎discussing the issue the learned author has provided a solution to deal with the unmanaged waste—a large amount of waste can be recycled by the ‎authorities through PPS (public private partnership). Thus we can maintain cleanliness around our religious sites and create earning measures.‎

Religious Tourism in Pakistan

A study of the unmanaged solid waste adding pollution to Lahore collected from the surroundings of Data Ganj Bakhsh Shrine.

Presents analysis of the city’s existing waste management system in general.

Provides a sustainable solution for the unmanaged waste problem of Data Ganj Bakhsh Shrine.

The unmanaged waste due to hyper-consumption is a significant threat to our environment.

The overflow of tourists becomes the reason behind the increase of unmanaged waste and decrease in available natural resources.

The tourism sector also contributes to global carbon emission, mainly through transportation, electricity, and housing facilities for tourists.

The sustainable tourism industry is committed to generating economic, social, and environmental benefits for society.

Provides a solution to deal with the unmanaged waste produced from religious tourism.