Will India be able to control pollution?

Sure we the people can do it,well,In order to Control pollution,We the people have to initiate,till we are reluctant nothing can be achieved,we the People Here,Needs to redefine the Disciplined mode & stop polluting our Beautiful ambiance. Pollution is even caused,if a glass of water is spilled,Pollution is caused if the sewage system isn't proper(Connection of wastage from industries needs to be properly & safely disposed), I meant to say if ant thing isn't utilized properly pollution will take birth.

Sensitise people. Charity begins at home! We should control pollution from our homes, as the first priority, and then move on to society! Each individual's small initiative in this endeavour will help combat this problem.

We can when we develop our roads n infrastructure we can control lot.on the other hand we should have a eye old vechicles which is polluting lot n share autos too.

Hi Mr.James wonderful argument. I throughly agree with you.

Its nice to see an outsider showing interest in this kind of discussions. Your are always welcomed to share your opinion. :)

Thanks....

Reducing pollution from previous years is not any sort of near term sight, But it is possible to bring down growth significantly in the next few years. Thats what the governments means by reducing by 20%. Its more like difference on how much it would have been if it grew normally and after the efforts. There is still lots of work to be done and we need a strong supporting government and policies that will not change with the government to get it moving. But more importantly for countries like India and China we need control on growing population. It will hurt us very bad in the long run, for pollution control.

But I beg the government to do some home work. They have started to put up ads which says drive at 40kmph to save fuel. They have to realize that modern cars run efficiently only at about 60-70 kmph. I cant stand it when i see Alto's going around empty roads in the middle blocking all lanes at 30. I cant maintain a constant speed of about 60kmph.

Yes.. Only through Proper Education and Awareness..!!

Awareness really helps ppl to act smartly, efficiently, carefully and responsibly..!!

I believe..!!

yes offcuurse india will controll the pulution. because there are too many norms on the vehicle exaust gases which are the most important polutants of the nature,

and offcourse on the boilers too

but its our responsibility that to follow the norms & conditions

for example we have to check the PUC of our vehicle

its totally depend on us to controll the polution

Well James though i agree to your views and certainly agree that more responsive attitude towards contributing in reducing carbon emission, i believe percolation of this philosophy certainly won't come over night. We in India are more used to accepting things as a law than a social responsibility. Therefore agencies and civil societies working towards this cause look forward to a government intervention of banning cutting trees and use of plastics, using greener fuel or at least recycling of solid waste amongst other bigger ecological problems. Hope all other in this forum would agree with me.

India has the potential to face any adverse situations.History has prooved that India has emerged successful in any challenge it has taken.Although literacy is the main hindrance, Indian ancient culture has method avoiding pollution control.As regards pollution from industries is concerned ,Government will be able to suceed in imposing tringent operating conditions on processes.

Shelar GB.

We all discuss the difficulty in segregation of solid waste in India and I think this is the main problem in handling solid waste in India. The best solution should consist of sorting solid waste at each house hold or commercial/ industrial establishment. At present we are giving contracts for the whole town to a private entrepreneur and expect him to clean the whole town over night. This is the primary reason for failure of all our attempts.

I would suggest that we start purchasing power, vermicompost and other finished products from the venders to start with and allow them to collect garbage from citizens who cooperate with them in sorting and storing the same for collection by the vender three to four times a week. To begin with, we can permit the vender to pay a fixed amount to citizens so that the citizens can be motivated. Eventually as the collection stabilizes, we can impose penalty on citizens who do not participate in the program and continue to dispose their garbage without sorting/ segregation. Finally we can discontinue the incentive being distributed as the citizens would not change their habit developed over the years.

As regards the treatment of the degradable component of the garbage, the same should preferably be used for generating vermicompost. In large towns the garbage quantity may compel us to treat the garbage an aerobically but I would recommend that the resultant sludge should be converted to vermicompost.

The Govt. of India is allocating unlimited funds for employment guarantee scheme and these funds can be used for solid waste management schemes. It is a difficult task but can be achieved.

Manmohan Singh Sikand

I think  India can be a pollution free country as it has got a lot of sources to cut it down. But it will totally depend how efficiently we use these resources like water (hydral), sun (Solar), bio energy....and stop just banking on coal or other fuels...technology is really changing every second. We can actually hope for a revolution which will help in cutting down the pollution. BUT WHEN none of us know.

where there is a will there is a way

Yes we can control pollution. It is by no means an easy thing. In India it is not just a question of technology and resources. it is more an issue of lack of awareness and indifferent attitudes. One doesnt have to be a millionaire to keep one's surroundings clean.

The emissions and effluents from industry and transport is only one aspect of the problem. Reducing those pollutants will need a change in technology and practices, which we will eventually have to adopt, in order to be in sync with the global endeavors to combat climate change.  

But when it comes to cleanliness, dust, noise and other types of pollution, it is a different story altogether. In this connection I'd like to recall Mr. Jairam Ramesh's forthright and controversial remark that if there were a Nobel for dirt and filth, India would win it hands down. So finally it boils down to a question of attitudes and mindsets.

Present day India is plagued by a NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) atitude, which is concerned only about one's dwelling and its cleanliness, with the least or no concern for the roads and public places.  

This self centered attitude is passed down from generation to generation and we see even highly educated people taking the environs for granted. It is indeed very disheartening to note that we dont realise that our house is a small part of the whole and that epidemics like dengue and a host of other brand new fevers continue to haunt us just because of dirt and filth. We seem to think along these lines " I can litter around and spit wherever I like. I dont care. It's his / their job to clean up"

A pollution free India depends basically on a change in these attitudes. Let's try to inculcate a proper civic sense and environmental awareness at least in the new generation kids.

I'm confident that this can happen because when we look back we can find that these attitudes are more or less a post independence phenomena. I hail from Trivandrum and I remember having read about the good old days of Travancore kingdom and in the first few decades after Independence when the city was one among the cleanest in India. Now it is also a member of the league of dirty Indian cities.

So this NIMBY atitude is by no means a part of our culture and heritage. It is a modern day abberation, which can defenitely be overcome. Clean technologies, materials and practices will follow.   

Yes, it is possible that India can definitely control pollution and at least reduce the damage done to the environment. But how? The onus of responsibility is with govt and the people. The lead should be taken by the govt., the people will follow, once people start using and habituated that will become the rule.

Few steps,

Implement and ensure adherence seriously the pollution norms of industries, and all automobiles.

Educate people from school children to everyone on the seriousness and importance of environment protection.

Finally we all wish and determine that we can do, though there may be many negative inputs in the way, we keep going to achieve reduction in pollution level in India.

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if we promote the another source that will help to reduce the polluted air, in coming days there should be shortage of fuels in the world. So automatically v neeed to find out the another way for the development of the world.

Few years back I was in Lucknow. I saw a beautiful piece of technology used in the Diesel fired share autos. The autos proudly calimed ont their rear BHARAT III.

A simple water srubber in the exhaust after silnecer was controlling the Particulate emission with practically water vapours coming out from Eaxhaust. I'm not sure but as I remeber the unit was devoploed by Bahtia Service station in Hazaratganj.

If we involve the grass root invovative technologist alongwith the sceientist of the coutries fighting the pollution would not be great challenge.

Educate people, take some organised and serious measures... then yes

We need to look at finer points too. We all talk about Vehicle, Industry etc. which is for national growth. Please look into the way rubber and plastic garbage is being burnt in-front of shops, at garbage bins & during cold waves, which is absolutely un-necessary pollution!!! YES, for sure we must work at reducing pollution by industry and vehicle.

Yes, we do can control Pollution , but its very tough as each and every person in India will have to take the matter seriously and will have to contribute to lessen the pollution .

Everyone is responsible behind this pollution .. Everyone !!!

Plantation is very necessary for this + lessen using your own transport for small works , use public transport maximum etc etc .

Use papers as less as you can. etc

yes, India can control. We have to serious about it at individual level also.

Yes.. Once we all join politics and work together..!!