Vijay Garg
The floods in Punjab and Himachal have told us how expensive it is to mess with the environment. A pollution-free environment forms the basis of a healthy life. Of course, it is not possible that one does not have any disease, but by keeping our surroundings clean, we can get rid of diseases to a large extent. Diseases are not only physically painful but also squeeze families in terms of medical expenses. Chest, lung disease, kidney, liver failure, heart Diseases of the eyes, eye diseases and the most terrible diseases cancer are the result of environmental pollution. Environmental degradation is a danger to human life. Air pollution has become a nuisance for the country. Now it has become a year-round problem, not just in winter. The worst situation in the country is Delhi-NCR.
The University of Chicago has released a report called Air Quality Life Index 2022. According to this, India is the second most polluted country in the world after Bangladesh. In this report, it is stated that if the level of pollution is fixed if it is more than that, how badly does it affect the age of the people living there? Due to pollution, the life expectancy of people living in Delhi-NCR is decreasing by 10 years on average. In the study, Delhi has been described as the most polluted city in the world. With the increase in population and urbanization, the imbalance in the environment has started to be felt. Over the past several years, the climatic changes have been visible as the winters are sometimes shorter and milder than usual and the temperature in many parts of India reaches 45 degrees Celsius in summer.
Due to global warming, the melting of snow from the Himalayas has started accelerating. Till the year 2000, the glaciers that were melting at the rate of 22 cm per year, after the year 2000, they have started melting at the rate of 43 cm per year, that is twice as much as before. An increase in greenhouse gases has been recorded, due to which the temperature of the earth has started to rise at a rate of 1.5 Celsius. A change has also been noted in the timing of arrival and departure of monsoon in India. Destruction through floods is also due to environmental degradation.
We have reached this point only because of the felling of trees. Air Quality Index is used to measure the standard of air quality. According to this index, 0-500 is divided into six different levels, i.e. 0-50 is good air quality for humans, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 is moderate, 201 A score of -300 is considered very bad, 301-400 is very bad, and a score of 401-500 is very bad. Every year in the month of October-November, this index of the major cities of North India is a very bad sign crosses over Then we look for a short-term solution to the problem, such as running odd-even numbers of vehicles on alternate days, vacations for children in sheltered schools, pooling the use of vehicles by officers, employees, etc. Neither government seems serious about a permanent solution to the problem. The use of plastic envelopes pollutes the environment. People sometimes set fire to such envelopes thrown in the garbage. Plastic fumes are toxic (polychlorinated baE Phenyl) is a gas that is very harmful to the health of both humans and plants. During rainy days, plastic bags cause obstruction to the flow of water in sewage. Stray animals get sick after eating such envelopes that are used and thrown on the roads. By burning stubble, we not only pollute the environment, we also damage the trees standing near the fields. Dense smoke from fire also causes accidents. Friendly insects are sacrificed to the fire. The glory of human life is a large number of birds have migrated from Punjab. Indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has polluted the ground water. In almost the whole of Malwa, the underground water is not potable. The amount of uranium in water has been found to be more than required. The use of such water is extremely dangerous for humans, animals and crops. Terrible life-threatening diseases like kidney diseases and cancer have spread in this region. Factories are also contributing to the pollution of water by sending chemicals mixed with waste underground. pollution prevention When they are caught by the department, they get caught doing the same thing again after paying a small fine. Discharge of untreated water underground should be made a crime by law and provision should be made within the plant to purify the water.
The big question is how to protect the environment from pollution? The answer is that governments should form a non-political committee based on farmers, environmentalists, environmental scientists, doctors and sincere officers to suggest a universally acceptable solution to curb stubble burning. straw It can be thought about setting up plants for producing bio energy, cardboard, paper, fuel etc. Farmers should be celebrated for agricultural diversification without affecting their income. It should be ensured that chemical fertilizers and pesticides are used as per the recommendations of agronomists. The factory owners should be strictly followed to reduce the pollution of the factories. License of violators should be revoked and locked forever. Provision of stricter punishment for neglect of duty by any level officer of Pollution Control Board be done Trees give us clean air. Fruits, flowers, wood, many medicines are gifts of trees. Trees help us catch rain and prevent floods. Keeping their benefits as a priority, social forestry i.e. more and more trees should be planted around rivers, canals, canals, roads and railway tracks. A 100% ban on the use of plastic should be introduced and paper envelopes, cloth bags and biodegradable plastic materials should be used. Environmentally friendly fertilizers, medicines like semi-coated urea etc. should be used. Vehicles with flex fuel engines should be used instead of petrol-diesel. Alternative fuel like ethanol blend should be used instead of petrol. India’s Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari’s statement that India has set a target of 20% ethanol blend fuel by 2030 is welcome. Friends! It’s time to wake up. This work is not for anyone alone but we all have to play the role of a responsible citizen.
