Preserving ecology is our responsibility
What is Ozone? Ozone is a pale blue gas mainly present in the stratosphere forming a layer as ozonosphere. Ozone layer sustains life on the earth by absorbing a great deal of UV light radiating out of sun. If UV light falls directly on earth without being absorbed by the Ozone layer, it will lead to sunburn, skin diseases and ultimately death. Greenery helps in preserving this layer.
Green is an effective colour that is so commonly used to create awareness of a global trend of environmentalism. Environment is a serious issue now-a-days amongst us. It includes everything which surrounds us from everywhere like air, water etc. Impurity in any of these things will hamper lives to a great extent.
In every photograph, designs or sketches, Green colour is used to denote environmentfriendly scenario but in a real life this is not a case. This can be seen clearly in Lucknow city where ‘healthy greenery’ is gradually being replaced by the green tempos and autos that are plying on the roads adding unabatedly to pollution. Long, time consuming jams on the roads created by the array of ‘green’ vehicles are polluting the environment, which in turn is harming the health of people. For instance, through the nasal passage lead enters human body causing respiratory disorders and deterioration of the nervous system.
The Geneva Convention is one of the central means for protecting our environment. It has substantially contributed to the development of international environmental law and has created the essential framework for controlling and reducing the damage to human health and the environment caused by trans-boundary air pollution. A concept of Sustainable Consumption emerged then, “Sustainable development is something that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” But in this era are we not concerned about our future generations leave alone ourselves.
Profit has become the essence of our business. We at least at this point have to think of our mother nature, protector of our earth and how she is suffocating due to pollution. We should act responsibly.
As far as environment is concerned, planting trees would do more good. CNG and electric rickshaws should be encouraged more. Petrol and diesel driven vehicles should be gradually phased out and most importantly we must start thinking that a ‘clean and green environment’ is our collective responsibility.
The writer is research scholar, Dept Of Applied Economics
Lucknow University