Hindustan Times (Lucknow)

Stress on fighting pollution through awareness building

- HT Correspond­ent letters@htlive.com ■

LUCKNOW: The Amity University Uttar Pradesh (AUUP) organised a round-table on environmen­tal issues on its Lucknow campus on Wednesday. The discussion­s focused on air pollution, its impact and solutions to the challenges posed by it.

Scientist Professor Qamar Rahman, dean of research, science & technology, AUUP Lucknow, convened the event, which was attended by Prof Dr Arthur Frank, medicine and public health, environmen­tal and occupation­al health department, Drexel University, the USA, Dr Alena Bartonova, research director, Norwegian Institute for Air Research, and others. The dignitarie­s were on a three-day visit to the campus.

Participan­ts discussed different concerns about preserving the environmen­t and fighting pollution.

Prof MLB Bhatt, vice-chancellor, King George’s Medical University (KGMU), stressed on moving towards a simple lifestyle and minimising consumeris­m in order to face and defeat the environmen­tal challenges.

Prof Abbas Ali Mahdi, vicechance­llor, Era University, highlighte­d the grave issue of heavy metal toxicity in water bodies and said that finding a solution to this problem was imperative, while Prof Rahman emphasised the importance of education, research and awareness-building.

Speaking about the multiple health hazards of breathing in toxic air, Prof Rajesh K Tiwari, dean of academics, AUUP, Lucknow campus, said, “The use of non-convention­al sources of energy is a must to reduce fly ash and check air pollution.”

Touching upon a subject not discussed often, Prof Surya Kant, head of pulmonary medicine at KGMU, highlighte­d the need to focus on health problems that people, especially women, faced due to indoor air pollution.

All participan­ts agreed that educating the masses about these burning environmen­tal issues, finding solutions and recycling waste, including plastic, was the need of the hour.

Earlier, Pro V-C S Dhaneshwar had welcomed the guests. The university directors and heads of institutio­ns had also presented progress reports on their research activities and possible collaborat­ions with prominent institutio­ns.

 ?? SOURCED ?? ■ A round-table discussion on environmen­tal issues underway at Amity University on Wednesday.
SOURCED ■ A round-table discussion on environmen­tal issues underway at Amity University on Wednesday.

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