The brick kiln industry is an important small-scale industry in Pakistan that provides employment in rural areas. It involves mixing clay and water, molding bricks, drying them in the sun, and firing them at high temperatures to harden them. However, it also causes significant environmental problems through air, water, and soil pollution from coal combustion and waste dumping. Deforestation also occurs to provide fuelwood. Solutions proposed include converting kilns to natural gas, installing effective emissions controls, using protective masks, and adopting cleaner coal technologies.

1. Environnent of Pakistan
Presented By: Iqbal House

2. Brick KILN INDUSTRY

3. A brief Introduction:
The Brick Kiln Industry is an important small scale
industry of Pakistan, it provides employment to
people in rural areas where agriculture is not
enough to sustain all the people

4. The Process Involved
Input:
 Raw Materials: Clay and water
 Power: Mainly from Coal
 Labour: Children and Afghan Refugees
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5. Process
1) Mixing of Clay with

6. Process
2) Moulding of Clay into

7. Process
3) Drying of Clay in Sunlight

8. Process
4) Keeping in fired clay for baking and giving
Strength

9. ..and the output
Bricks

10. Uses of Brick Kiln Industry
Used in Construction

11. Uses of Brick Kiln Industry
Lining of canals

12. Uses of Brick Kiln Industry
Making of Sewerage Drains..

13. Effects on Environment of Brick Klin Industry
• The heavy smoke particles containing CO2, SO2 and other harmful gases
lead to air pollution and further leading to environmental hazards such as
acid rain, global warming and ozone depletion.
• Acid rain and Ozone depletion results into health hazards and diseases
such as skin cancer.
• The trees are cut down in order to obtain wood required to burn bricks.
This results in heavy deforestation and it makes the soil infertile.
Agricultural land is reducing in the areas near brick kiln fields.
• The waste is being dumped into rivers and it has lead to water pollution
with many marine species in danger.

14. Effects on Environment of Brick Klin Industry
Deforestation

15. Solutions…
• Measures to ask brick kiln owners to convert to natural gas from
traditional methods, thus reducing large scale deforestation
• The chimney of these Kilns should be high so that it reduces the degree of
pollution, and reduces the vunarabitly of harmful diseases such as asthma
and Lung Cancer
• People should use masks while working in Brick Kilns to avoid inhaling
dangerous chemicals
• Clean and efficient coal technologies should be used where coal is pre-
treated for complete combustion
• Smoke should be filtered before it leaves the chimneys

16. Questions…
• What are the locations where brick kiln industries can be found in
Pakistan?
• What is the importance of brick kiln industry to Pakistan?
• What are the major inputs to the production of brick kilns?
• Why should brick kilns be strong and resistant enough to tolerate high
temperatures and be very hard and firm?
• What threats does the Brick Kiln Industry pose to the Enviroment?
Move on: The Ending Note

17. The Ending Note
I would like to thank the Iqbal House Group members for their dedication
and hard work, I really could not have done it without you guys.
• Noman and Farooq for showing their interest but doing nothing
• Usman for doing everything but not bothering to deliver it, the internet
always becomes a victim to a cruel joke.
• For Abdul Hai for doing such a great job by copying an pasting work from
different websites, I am sure that would have been a TREMENDOUS
effort from your part :D
• To Ahmed, the loadshedding finally paid off, thankyou for sending your
work at 11 o’clock at night, it warms my heart
• And a sincere thankyou to Saad Shakeel for showing interest and
submitting a great input by time
From Your ELECTED and CHOSEN Group Leader