The main reasons of pollution, in and around Punjab can be sited as follows,which need immediate attention by the concerned authorities-
- During widening of NH-1 (National Highway) trees have been chopped from New Delhi to Amritsar covering road distance of about 300 miles, and as being noticed, no alternate plantation has been done. This has caused the shelters of the innumerable birds being destroyed, along with the destruction of habitat of various types and innumerable number of insects have been destroyed, although not taking into view the loss of oxygen, nutrition and other benefits.
- Pollution Certificates for vehicles are issued without emission check, and from my personal experience, the pollution certificates have been issued in many cases without the test. The diesel rickshaws, which are thousands in number, are not genuinely registered with District Transport Authority, and don’t even hold proper Pollution Certificates.
- It may surprise you that, rice is being grown in sandy areas,(Although rice requires excessive standing water, which is successful in clayey soil) but still sandy soil in many areas of Punjab submersible pumps are used that drain excessive underground water, hence lowering the ground water levels. These days due to inadequate water supply, submersible pumps are being installed for domestic use all over India.
- After harvesting wheat and rice, its residue in the farms are burnt, by spreading diesel or kerosene oil, which not only causes excessive carbon emissions from acres of land but also badly effects agricultural land.
- Absence of required equipments to avoid emissions in small business industries is a common scenario in this part of Punjab.
- Paper waste is also found in large quantity with other waste in these areas. Still at many places registration of vehicles, driving license, bus & railway tickets aren’t completely computerized, which shows lack or apathy towards the paperless office techniques. People have to fill paper forms, hence wasting great amount of paper. Another example seen in Universities or offices, that if any urgent notice was to be put on college notice boards from Director office, the hard-copy is sent to all departments, then its photocopy is kept in department records and the original is then displayed on notice boards. My opinion is that, the same notice should made to appear directly via LCD screens, without big hierarchy, which may save a large amount of paper as well as money of these universities and departments. .
- Garbage is spread around many places in cities and no recycling bins are available, as has been made compulsory by The municipal waste management and handling rules, applicable to the city municipal corporations. Due to which people throw the same around residential localities and canals.
- If we say about the vehicular pollution, the solution i.e. the electric bikes and cars are expensive and are available, with much accessibility as the conventional petrol vehicles. And about cycling, metropolitan cities like Ludhiana, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkatta do not have proper cycling tracks and if they do have, are spread in only few patches, which are not well connected, due to which cycling is now only poor man’s drive. The carbon emissions, dust, due to this pollution is too much around and people get clad with dust and smoke, even within a journey.
- Hardware recycling facility is not a common practice in India. As per my knowledge only Nokia, HP, Dell recycle their own products and other such facility are provided in only few places in India like Bangalore, which is on commercial basis only.
- The biggest hindrance is that, people are least bothered for environmental depictions. Petitions are only filed, even though rule/act is made but not followed by people or implemented properly by authorities. Population is so much that it has become difficult to control the uneducated. There are many people who don’t have unique identity (alike social security number in US) on whom case may be filed.
paper. - Funerals of dead bodies are done using burning wood. Many cremation grounds are situated nearby schools or residential areas in cities.
- Industries have been established in the cities within municipal limits, making local residential area nothing less then hell.
- Hospital waste management can also be found like syringes around hospitals also, that may also cause diseases including HIV-AIDS, which are mostly used by drug taking people.
- Without prescription supply of pesticides and insecticides are provided to farmers, making vegetables and fruits unhygienic, which ultimately is decreasing the soil fertility, nutritional value of agricultural products and the run-off to water bodies increases the eutrophication.
- Forest area lands in Himachal Pradesh (north India) have been destroyed, hotel industry is booming. Although it attracts tourism, but forest land is becoming extinct, for example places like Shivalik Hills, Kalka, Kasuali, Shimla, Manali.
- No waterless urinals and toilets are available at public places. Taps and flushes may be found leaking and overflowing water tanks.
- Electricity power cuts are common in India, as a result of which diesel generator sets are commonly used in India, causing noise, air pollution simultaneously. Government has already banned them, but still they are in use, although no alternative power cuts solutions are available for commercial places where they are use and thus people keep on violating the rules.
Avoid pollution, be the solution…
Burn fat, not fuel….
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