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| Environment and mankind | | | Mohinder Sharma
Environmental pollution is the biggest menace to the human race on this planet today. It means adding impurity to environment. The environment consists of earth, water, air, plants and animals. If we pollute them, then the existence of man and nature will be hampered. According to data collection and environment assessment studies of world bank experts ,india has made one of the fastest progress in the world , in addressing the related issues in improving environmental quality. Still India has a long way to go to reach environmental quality similar to those enjoyed in developed economies.
In India It is true that trees are being cut down rapidly. With this our earth is becoming warmer. If pollution continues, the day is not far away when our earth will be a boiling pan and become a desert. Or it will be covered with sea water causing destruction to mankind.
Pure air is always needed for inhaling. If we take pure air, our health improves. On the other hand impure air causes diseases and impairs our health and causes our death. Smoke pollutes the air. It is the root of air pollution. The smoke which is discharged from industries, automobiles and kitchens is the mixture of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane etc. These are all poisonous gases. These cause lung-cancer, asthma ,tuberculosis etc. which take a heavy toll of life. The glaring incident is the Bhopal gas leak in December 1984. Thousands of the residents of Bhopal died due to lungs problem which was caused by methylamine gas from the Union Carbide plant. This Bhopal Gas tragedy triggered the Govt. to enact the Environment (Protection) Act of 1986 . India has also enacted a set of Noice Pollution (Regulation & Control) Rules in 2000 as the harsh sounds of buses, trains, airplanes ,loud speakers etc. affect our power of hearing and causes fart trouble. It has been reported that there are two villages named Biraspalli and DevadasPalli near Dum Dum airport m Kolkata where a large number of people have lost their power of hearing. This is because of the frequent sounds of planes coming in and going out of Dum Dum Airport. The evils of sound pollution can be imagined from this example.
Other main cause of Air Pollution is vehicular pollution, which has grown alarming at an rate due to growing urbanization in india. The air pollution from vehicles in urban areas particularly in big cities , has become a serious problem.
The water of rivers and seas is being constantly polluted all over the world by various dangerous chemical and biological wastes. Mills and factories discharge very harmful waste waters into many rivers and sea. The water of the Ganges flowing by the side of both Allahabad/ Varanashi and Kolkata is extremely polluted and contains all sorts of dangerous bacteria. It is really very strange and laughable that large number of the Indians regard this water as holy. They even drink this water for salvation. There is no doubt that the fish that grow in such waters are poisonous too.
Reckless application of chemical fertilizers, insecticides and pesticides pollutes the soil. Vegetables and fruits are quite injurious today, because they contain the poison of insecticides and pesticides. If the air we breathe, the water we drink and the soil which produces our crops, vegetables and fruits, all become more and more impure, then our chances of good health and longevity will be more less. Environment pollution is a serious menace to our existence. Realizing the danger, we must plant trees in large number to absorb impure air. Impure water from industries can be sent back for purification and then it can be used for irrigation purpose.
Mohinder Sharma
186/21, Greater Kailash, Jammu.
(9419205703)} |
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