Sushmita Sharma
The depleting air quality in Delhi is covering the headlines and also the lungs of general masses. But this is not the only issue that people out of Delhi are perceiving it as; for many this situation will only be limited to the centre but does this pollution will end up within the boundaries of the Delhi? Answer is a clear NO. Today those who find themselves as gazer will soon be the victims of it and this is a highly concerning issue for the whole nation.
The question is not how to clean Delhi but the question is that how to stop this bursting pollution of the nation.
The government on the one hand is stuck to the odd-even like remedies and people on the other hand are unconsciously contributing to pollution- generating activities and also industries and unwanted constructions are not behind.
Those who are suffering have no way to move out. They are trapped in a loop of pollution as the summers arrive the level of pollution slowly moves down and it seems conditions will be better but immediately the winters are there. Thus this pollution has failed the ultimate sun. The whole summers are not enough to clean up the environment because it’s not only in winters that people or other sources starts creating pollution it is the process of the whole year and in initial winters stubble burning adds fuel in the fire.
Now the situation in Delhi is at emergency and we all have to understand it and should work collectively with government and other stakeholders to bring change and these institutions must work more responsible and must come out with some practical solutions which could pour out some relief full results; otherwise, the condition will be worse and will majorly affect the general masses. As this curse of pollution has already covered states like UP, Bihar, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan.
And if scenario remains the same than sour throats, red eyes, coughing chests and hard breathing will be new normal and our 80 per cent of income will be spent on health insurance and hospitals and children will be more at home rather than at schools and horrible mask days will be back. So stop it’s a serious warning or we all will be dicing with death.
(The writer is Student Graduate from University of Jammu).
