‘WE NEED TO GET OUR ACT TOGETHER’
Actor Bhumi Pednekar says the urban class is the biggest abuser of natural resources
In the last two months since lockdown was imposed in the country, pollution levels have indeed gone down, but Bhumi Pednekar has a word of caution. “We’ve to understand that the two months of global lockdown is not the solution. We’ve to continue on this path, so that our planet gets a chance to recover,” says Pednekar.
“People have had the time to understand that there is no planet B. This is the only world we have and it’s our only chance at survival,” she says.
Insisting on the need for every individual to take note of the gravity of the situation, the actor, 30, says it is all about adopting new habits. “We may think what difference will one person’s habit make, but it does matter,” says the actor, who is urging people to share their ‘One Wish for The Earth’ with her initiative, Climate Warrior.
The actor feels that the action to save the environment can be as small as not wasting water at home, saving electricity, not taking long baths and banishing single use plastic. She explains, “It’s about making smart choices. Especially the urban class is the biggest abuser of the natural resources. We really need to get our act together. We should recycle and avoid food wastage.”
Pednekar also urges people to not just do it for the future generations, but for their own future as well. “I want to grow old in a surrounding that’s fulfilled. I want to go out for a walk after I retire, breathe in clean air and have clean water. It’s my basic right,” she asserts.