What People Talk about
Yousaf Riaz's Journey Bio-remediation
Mr. Mamnoon Hussain
President (2013-18)
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Establishment of Bio-remediation Institute-Green City Lahore!
In the backdrop of Pakistan’s environmental conditions, this bio-based wastewater treatment technology proved to be more appropriate than mechanical and chemical solutions on both scientific and economic grounds. The success of the PARC-CDA Bio-remediation Orchard will contribute to reducing environmental pollution and help in addressing the upcoming challenge of Climate Change.
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Steps Towards Green and Clean Pakistan!
In the backdrop of Pakistan’s environmental conditions, this bio-based wastewater treatment technology proved to be more appropriate than mechanical and chemical solutions on both scientific and economic grounds. The success of the PARC-CDA Bio-remediation Orchard will contribute to reducing environmental pollution and help in addressing the upcoming challenge of Climate Change.
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Mr. Asif Ali Zardari
President (2008-13)
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Mr. Rana Bhagwandas
Acting Chief Justice (r)
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Justice for Victimized (Polluted) Water
Entering from the sphere of man made laws to nature ‘s judicial and law systems is wonderful feelings and experience. Visiting these Bio-remediation facilities reminded me review of some cases about wastewater issues, it was some cases about wastewater issues, it was difficult to understand at that time, but now it is cleared in few minutes’ walk on these sites.
Many congratulations to Mr. Yousaf Riaz and his team for following natural systems and laws to treat wastewater for irrigation, it correlates to the future of Pakistan.
Mr. Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
Prime Minister (2008-13)
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Agrarian Economy Needs Water
Mishandling wastewater has a significant impact on freshwater availability. This missing link to proper handling of our wastes or used products made our society less sensitive to maintaining sanitised conditions in our streets, villages, towns, or cities. As mentioned in the presentation, if “sanitation is the first sign of civilization,” then we have to take wastewater and other waste issues very seriously so that our people can live better.
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Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
Prime Minister (2013-18)
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Water treatment means clean water
Mishandling wastewater has a significant impact on freshwater availability. This missing link to proper handling of our wastes or used products made our society less sensitive to maintaining sanitised conditions in our streets, villages, towns, or cities. As mentioned in the presentation, if “sanitation is the first sign of civilization,” then we have to take wastewater and other waste issues very seriously so that our people can live better.
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Mr. Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
Prime Minister (2013-18)
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Commitment to keep clean water
Mishandling wastewater has a significant impact on freshwater availability. This missing link to proper handling of our wastes or used products made our society less sensitive to maintaining sanitised conditions in our streets, villages, towns, or cities. As mentioned in the presentation, if “sanitation is the first sign of civilization,” then we have to take wastewater and other waste issues very seriously so that our people can live better.
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Dr. Zafar Altaf
Former Federal Secretary and Chairman PARC,
Ministry of National
Food Security & Research
working for wastewater recovery---a society where people hate those who do this job...
The Bio-remediation project is one in which the intervention can be as iconoclastic as one
likes to make usable water available that is polluted, is by itself a big challenge.
Try life at the margins and try options that are impossible.
Yousaf Riaz has just done the impossible.
Mr. Seerat Asghar
Federal Secretary (2013-16),
Ministry of National Food
Security and Research
Resolving the myths
about polluted water!
I am glad to learn that national Institute of Bio-remediation (NIB), NARC of PARC under the Ministry of National Food Security & Research (MNFS&R) has successfully completed the project “PARC-CDA Bio-remediation Model for Wastewater Treatment”.
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Dr. Nadeem Amjad
Chairman (2014-17),
Pakistan Agricultural
Research Council (PARC)
Pollution free water
matters a lot!
In 2009, National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) working under Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) founded National Institute of Bio-remediation (NIB). NIB has developed a low-cost green technology for the treatment of domestic wastewater, which can Read More
Dr. Muhammad Azeem
Director General (2014-16),
National Agricultural
Research Council (NARC)
Water protection is
primary need!
With finite freshwater resources on the one hand and increasing demand both in quantity and variety of uses, the need for water resources protection and management has never been greater.
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Mr. Mahmood Solh
Director General, (ICARDA),
International Center for Agricultural
Research in the Dry Areas
Share this success with the world!
Excellent work done with wastewater for irrigation that should be shared with the world community.
I congratulate Mr. Yousaf Riaz and the management of NARC and PARC for this great job.
Ch. Naseer Ahmed
Chief Engineer, Multiple Professional Cooperative Housing Society (MPCHS)
Courageous
Movement!
In a society where clean water is considered a prime right, and after use, its rehabilitation responsibility is ignored, one can imagine the problems of Journey Bio-remediation. I highly appreciate Mr. Yousaf Riaz’s Journey Bio-remediation efforts.
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Mr. Abdul Khaliq
Member Finance, (2008-2011), Pakistan Agricultural Research Council
Worth more
than cost!
I visited the NIB, and its latest facility of Bio-remediation of sewage water coming from Chak Shahzad Town at NARC. It is a wonderful innovative experience. It is more than worth the cost.
Dr Tahir Rasheed
GM, R&D,
EnviroLead,
Canada
Continuation of
Dr. Zafar’s Initiatives!
The Journey Bio-remediation is a historic step that was taken under the leadership of Dr. Zafar Altaf, Former Chairman, PARC. I worked since the initial phases and introduced it to the Punjab University’s environmental department. I also played a vital role Read More
Syed Mustafeen Kazmi
Member Environment (2014-16),
Capital Development Authority,
Islamabad,
Resolving the Challenge of Wastewater at R & J!
During the PARC-CDA Bio-remediation Orchard construction at Rose and Jasmine Garden, Islamabad, I, directly and indirectly, was involved with the Bio-remediation team to develop the facility to treat wastewater from G/6 sectors. NIB team under Mr. Yousaf Read More
Mr. Hameed Gul
Director General (Retired), Pakistan Army,
Islamabad.
Securing Peoples' Lives from their Contaminated Water!
To me, water and contamination of water are security and sort of defense issues for Pakistani citizens’ lives. I am so happy to see the sensitivity of
young scientists towards the biological management of wastewater.
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Brig. (r) Mukhtar Ahmad
Vice President Emeritus,
WWF-Pakistan'
Lahore.
Right Steps Towards Sanitization Wastewater!
It gives me great pleasure to record the progress and seeing the young enthusiastic scientists’ work for the sensitive issue of wastewater management.
I suggest, they should go for the further progress in the rural Pakistan. My prayers for them for Read More
Dr. Christy Munir
Professor Emeritus Forman Christian College (A Chartered University) Lahore
Riaz Brothers’ Quest for the Out-of- Box Sustenance Solutions!
I know Dr. Asif Riaz and Yousaf Riaz when both of them were students at the Qauid-e-Azam University, Islamabad in 1989-1992. Both were very hard working and diligent students. In fact, Asif Riaz who was my student also, earned gold medal in chemistry in 1989-1991 session. Read More
Dr Shakeel Raza
Former Deputy Secretary,
Ministry of Science &
Technology
Maintaining
Water Usability!
“I witnessed Mr. Yousaf Riaz’s Journey Bio-remediation spanning over a period of more than two decades since the time I know him. I became a part of the Journey Bio-remediation during the phase of introducing the concept of Bio-remediation in five OIC countries. Read More
Mr. Mohsin Mehdi
Chairman, Mitchell's Fruit Farms, Renala khurd,
Okara, Lahore
Impressive
Contribution!
A very impressive contribution, it could be a panacea for Pakistan on the context of water and environment conservation and most importantly, disease control. Good luck to NIB, NARC, Mr. Yousaf Riaz and his team in perusing this project.
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Prof. Dr. Masood Nadeem
Department of Applied Psychology, The Islamia University, Bahawalpur.
An Economist’s Choice to Become a Water Economist!
Flying against the wind is Mr. Yousaf Riaz’s lifestyle; it is my observation since childhood we are friends. We got a chance to be a university fellow as well at the Quid-e-Azam University Islamabad. During this phase, I came to know more about his abilities to manage challenges Read More
Mr. Maroof Afzal
Chairman (2031-16) Capital Development Authority, Islamabad.
First step towards Green and Clean City!
Since Pakistan is facing water scarcity, the “Pakistan Bio-remediation Model of Wastewater Treatment” is an appreciable achievement of NIB, and the package of the technology is timely available to address the issue of wastewater treatment by
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Dr. Nasreen Elahi
Senior Programme Manager,
Unicef,
Islamabad
An Economist‘s Dare to
Care for Used-Water!
Yousaf being economist brought this idea first to Unicef in 1996-97 with his friend Mr. Jean (French), I supported the concept of Integrated Sanitation & Farming System (ISFS) / Bio-remediation with my colleague Mr. Eve was a risk, but we trusted him.
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Professor Dr. Peter John
Department of Chemistry Government College University, Lahore
Patience with the ability to wait in a positive attitude !
About thirty years ago, “I had the feeling about Dr. Asif Riaz and Yousaf Riaz; they would be able to contribute to improve the lives of their fellow citizens.” Their patience and ability to manage the negative situations positively gave me an indication to write the above
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Mr. Michael Abel
Country
Representative,
People International
It is late
but not too late...
Ever since independence much “ wastewater” has flowed from our homes, communities and industries contaminating ground water and fresh water resources. Mr. Yousaf Riaz and his colleagues have now attempted to reclaim this product and turn it into water usable for agriculture and other use.
Ms. Bushra Ghazanfar
Deputy Representative, Norwegian Church Aid, Pakistan
NIB efforts inspired me to support!
Good example of cost-effective inputs with profound benefits praise goes to all staff for the sincere management, especially, Mr. Yousaf Riaz to introduce innovative natural solution. I am leaving very inspired.
Mr. James John
Deputy Country Representative,
Norwegian Church Aid,
Pakistan
NCA will play its
role with NIB!
NIB, NARC is doing commendable job to reclaim used-water and use it for productive things. Please keep it up.
Norwegian Church Aid will play its role to aware communities about the biological applications to manage their solid and liquid wastes.
Mr. victor C Tow
CEO,
The DOER Trust,
Pakistan
Pakistan needs
this technology!
This is a wonderful example of using natural means to cleanup waste water.
Pakistan needs this technology for the future.
Mr. Omer J. Ghani
Program Specialist, HEDP Higher Education Commission, Pakistan.
Commitment
to continue!
Since 2009-10, I have been observing Yousaf Riaz’s Journey Bio-remediation; his Journey is full of achievements and disruptions Read More
Mr. John Hancock
Program Specialist
USAID,
Pakistan
Replication to
other regions!
I am very impressed about the Bio-remediation research work at NARC.
The results are very useful for farms and have potential applications in
South Asian Region.
Journey Bio-remediation keeps water pollution to a minimum...
