What Action Plans need to be taken for Environmental pollution in India?

One of the major shortfalls in India is the lack of infrastructure. This is not only affecting roads and ports, but also in managing polluton.

Let us face it, Pollution can not be controlled. What we can do is to only manage the factors which cause pollution. What causes pollution and what infrastructure that we need to create to manage them should be the approach rather than trying to control pollution. 

Take an example of 'garbage'. If i happen to have a chocolate in Mumbai, I will have to spend 10 minutes to find a 'garbage bin' and more often than not it will be overflowing. You will end up throwing the chocolate cover on a overflowing bin. If you visit countries which have better infrastrcture, say Singapore, you will be seeing every 10 m a garbage bin and none of them will be overflowing. This is the infrastructure I am talking about. Many of us wonder how Indians traveling abroad and living abroad follow civic practices but not do so in India. The answer lies in the presence or absence of infrastructure. All of us want to throw the garbage in a dust bin. If we can not find one, we throw it on the streets. Isnt it? We have to make every one find the necessary infrastructure for each such factor and I am sure, the pollution levels will automatically come down

KS

Rules and laws cannot change,

Advanced technology cannot improve,

More capable staff cannot achieve,

If every human soul does not yearn for the same destiny.

Educate the soul and revive the human beings to relive the world.

In today's times, we need our Municipal System to be technically upgraded and also be filled with more Professionals like Environmental Engineers, Landscape Engineers etc. 

So that they make the Cleanliness plan upto its standards & also there is ample beautification of our Cities,

Step1: All the water dams are repaired, and more dams are built.

Step2: All the waste land are taken to the government and to built in the Hybrid and long live plant.

Step 3: Control the plastic industry and ban the plastic paper( Daily usage)

"As we know that our country is one of the largest polluted countries"

Above statement is not supported by any data.

Open burning of garbage, leaves, plastic, rubber and other synthetic materials should not be allowed and necessary legal and enforcement machinery may be provided to check the menace.

Strengthening and modernization of air quality monitoring system specially covering PM10/PM2.5, NOx, SOx, and CO is required to be undertaken. Periodic monitoring of sulphates, nitrates, ground level ozone, POPs and other toxins are also required to be undertaken. In addition, inventorisation and source apportionment studies are also required to be undertaken in different areas having air pollution problems.

Already our youngsters are more aware than we are - the CBSE syllabus is doing its bit. When the numbers reach a critical mass, changes are waiting to happen. God Bless.

Now a days all crop land and forest are buit in farm house. every house to built the pollution level is increase and spread the plastic wastages.

Every one is responsible for his own environment. Its his mandatory duty to preserve it. Legal system provides a structure to enrich his activities to safeguard it. As long every one is not concerned and initiates effort to improve it, just an infrastructure or legal sanction is not going to achieve it. Be it industry or organization or home, its public awareness thats the most vital part that paves way for environmental preservation. Any effort made with this will certainly yield success. Its our part to ignite this torch among masses.

We already have enough laws to protect our Water Bodies, Industrial Air, Effluent & Solid Wastes; we also have M.S.W. Rules to take care of municipal waste management and at the local level regulations on the disposal of domestic & commercial wastes.  What we actually need is the implementation of all of them.  In most cases they are not enforced by the authorities in lieu of monthly payments.  This corrupt practice, if exterminated from our system, complete environment protection can be achieved.

1. The removal of garbage from streets in major cities to b entrusted to ngo organisations like redcross etc, even at higher cost.

2. The industrial pollution must b checked by an independent central govt organisation like that of CBI stature.

3. Govt should take up tree plantation as a welfare programme like that of pension to old age people.

One of the major shortfalls in India is the lack of infrastructure. This is not only affecting roads and ports, but also in managing polluton.

Let us face it, Pollution can not be controlled. What we can do is to only manage the factors which cause pollution. What causes pollution and what infrastructure that we need to create to manage them should be the approach rather than trying to control pollution. 

Take an example of 'garbage'. If i happen to have a chocolate in Mumbai, I will have to spend 10 minutes to find a 'garbage bin' and more often than not it will be overflowing. You will end up throwing the chocolate cover on a overflowing bin. If you visit countries which have better infrastrcture, say Singapore, you will be seeing every 10 m a garbage bin and none of them will be overflowing. This is the infrastructure I am talking about. Many of us wonder how Indians traveling abroad and living abroad follow civic practices but not do so in India. The answer lies in the presence or absence of infrastructure. All of us want to throw the garbage in a dust bin. If we can not find one, we throw it on the streets. Isnt it? We have to make every one find the necessary infrastructure for each such factor and I am sure, the pollution levels will automatically come down

KS

As you rightly mentioned, India is among the countries with highest pollution in the world - With regard to Mumbai, as a Mumbaite myself, Maharashtra government is taking efforts to shift all industrial activities from residential areas to some remote/industrial areas.Though, this I feel should have been done long back, is atleast a step in the right direction.One has to remember thatfinding space to shift these industrial operations in and around Mumbai or for that matter anywhere in Maharashtra is a challenge in itself, what with the rental and lease amounts sky rocketing - I believe, Plastics is one of the  chief causes for pollution and remains a challenge - what is surprising is that, in spite of outcry from environmentalists and nature conservationists, the governments of respective states seem to be totally deaf to this menace and add to that, lack of planning while promiting industrialisation - E-waste is another problem which we seem to be totally unprepared for and the results are going to be catastrophic as is being witnessed in several Asian countries like Japan/China/Korea etc - While is Europe and the U.S/Canada etc, ways are being worked out for safe disposal of E-waste(including dumping these in asian countries like India/Pakistan/Srilanka !!!!),the problem is only too increasing. It is found that in India, framing of policies in itself takes years, their implimentation too is going to be further prolonged unless, people at the helm bring in laws which will be visionary/cutting political lines and with a sincere view of providing safety to our future generations, the problem is fast becoming a wall before us. Also,ensuring basic amenities like toilets/ good drainage system/effective perishables disposal management system etc in all villages/panchayats/towns and cities will to some extent reduce this problem for which the governments have to work out the finances adequately - More importantly, I believe, usage of plastics should be reduced to a larger extent. Free space should be allotted as much as possible for purely promoting greenary and should be made mandatory for all constructions whether in cities or villages. Equally important is, promoting environmental awareness in more effective ways/Institute awards to people who can help prevent environmental pollution.

Creating awarenss among the citizens in do & don'ts to reduce environmental pollution.

Government should come out with toughest policy &  create laws so that every one abides.

As I am working in this field since 8-9 years I can surely say that there are various laws & regulation which each & every organization & as human being should follow, but the only problem is that there is control over pollution they are generating. Regulations & laws are only saying that one should do this & that but practically no one is chekcing whether particular industry is implementating or not.

For example though Regulations & laws are only saying that one should do this & that, but no one making the frequencies of practical monitoring & analysis compulsary. ie frequencies of monitoring & analysis is not mentioned compulsary so that compnies getting that excuses & because of which they are not taking the matter that much seriously.

We should try to grow more and more trees and also should protect the  existing trees. We should try to grow  such type trees which suck carbon in the air. NATURE WILL PTOTECT US ONLY IF WE PTORECT NATURE 

If we want to control the pollution then control your wishes. Because our wishes are unlimited. Our some wishes also are depended on our nature and nature is related with pollution. It is the matter to discus that how can we linked our wishes with nature and polution.          

Pollution is equally problematic like poverty. Our five year plans helped us a lot for agricultural developments, food self sufficiency etc.. Indian politicians and the left and right ruling parties not paying attention towards this non recoverable damage to the Glob. In fact we exceeded the time for a five year plan which includes education, entrepreneurship and elimination of this for a pollution free India. If we are not taking this challenge seriously we will be the first sufferer in the world.

Abdul Kadir, MES, Kochi.

Reduce Wastage by taking small steps:

1) Read news online instead of subscribing to newspapers and magazines

2) Use a single cloth bag many times instead of using plastic bags

3) Repair old articles wherever possible (like stitch old bag) for continued usage instead of buying new articles

4) Sleep early and wake up early (this results in less electricity being utilized for lighting)

5) Do car-pooling, cab/rickshaw sharing

6) Take a stroll to the nearby locations instead of using vehicle.

7) Don't buy plastic items for household usage like bowls, plates, containers and bottles

8) Don't overcharge electrical items -- apart from increasing electricity usage, it spoils the item leading to wastage

9) Being careful with items will increase their life and reduce wastage

10) Choose products that result in less wastage -- those that last long, have energy/fuel saving and made by companies that are green in nature.