Environment as vital as Development

Environment and DevelopmentThe mention of the fact that New Delhi has been declared as world’s most polluted capital by the WHO may not be necessary here as we have been reading in newspapers and hearing in TV debates about this since the PM of India launched the color-coded Air Quality Index to track contamination on the scale of severe to good. The recent heed by the government on this subject has brought this critical affair into the public domain and not just thinkers and officials, but the common man even is feeling the heat. The Center for Science and Environment (CSE) reports that more than 6 lakh Indians die an untimely death owing to pollution. Around 8-9 lakh people in India suffer death due to consumption of tobacco products, and fatalities in road accidents are around 3-3.5 lakh every year. Now figures in themselves are a signal how grave is the concern of pollution and why the stakeholders, government, industries, bureaucrats and general public are to be alarmed.

The bottom line is that climate change is abruptly remodeling human civilization and the way we react is to decide the future of us all. Now, when the Indian government has taken the matter into cognizance, not in the way how we retaliated to the WHO survey, (which said that our capital city has the world’s highest annual average consumption of PM2.5) by saying that our air pollution may be comparable with that of Beijing but can’t be the most severe, rather by linking development with environment, there exists a great hope for a healthier breathing atmosphere for the Indians. Prior to finding hasty solutions, however, we need to find out the causes, some of which are hefty burning of fossil fuels, deforestation and change in land use, degrading and rescinding of coastal forests, and deficient funding, awareness, willingness and preparedness. Did we know that tropical forests store carbon and unapprised deforestation releases gigantic amount of carbon into air, or that if emission of greenhouse gases remains in the same manner as today, we would be watching shocking rises in temperature very soon?

Of course, most of the causes are known to authorities and the prevention of many is in the books of law, but hardly implemented. While in the capital city of China, Beijing, the authorities take stricter actions like closing down industries and reducing traffic in areas where the air quality is reported as critical, owners of such establishments in India get the support of the officials by way of bribing. While answers to this fast climate change can be as easy as asking the people of India to trim their energy consumption, they can be harder even like changes in worn-out laws, for say, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, Indian Forest Act, 1927, and their true execution that will call for dedication of government and its implementing agencies. It needs little elucidation that dreadful events like landslides, floods and other ecological disorders are to become common happenings in case the endeavors to preserve nature fall short of what are required.

Countries, for say, Bangladesh, which could not cope up well are the early sufferers of the degradation which marked unforeseen surge in the sea level, temperature and level of evaporation; for India, the country that can aptly deploy resources towards reversing the trend of climate change, future can be less detrimental. Else, forget unemployment, inflation or rise in interest rates, the bewildering climate change in India will eat up the natural resources, and the most vulnerable will be poor, agriculturists and those living in the coastal parts. Millions of people, including a large proportion from metro cities, will be displaced due to upswing in temperature, lack of clean drinking water, rise in sea level (coastal areas of Gujarat, Maharashtra and South India) and drainage congestion. Impact of climate change on the most relied upon guide of development, the Gross Domestic Product, is estimated as a fall in GDP by up to 9-10 per cent, expenditure towards basics like public healthcare and agro chemicals and towards privileges like air conditioners and beverages which have seen a very steep hike.

Blaming the government of rushed environmental and forest clearances for speeding up halted projects is as pointless as saying development cannot go hand in hand with the idea of environment protection. Of course, climate change and pollution is a tantalizing subject and works in this respect are to be initiated without delay. Some very easy and cheap of these include procuring of a device, Happy Seeder, that can help in retaining the loose stalks of harvested crop, which are otherwise burnt, so as to be used as soil nutrient, reducing the sulphur content in petrol/ diesel by making economical additions in oil refineries, invoking standards for upcoming vehicles to Euro VI/ VII, and paving way for use of electric induction stoves by a relatively larger number of rural families, thus reducing contamination from cooking fires. Although all these measures call for apt shift from current practices to newer ones hence authorities are to play a vital part; in many other ways, however, we all can be a partaker by reducing energy consumption, by using only pollution-check certified vehicles and by cutting on our waste-generating habits.

100 gigawatt solar energy, 60 GW wind energy, 10 GW biomass energy and 5 GW from hydro projects goal by 2022 are appreciable labors of the government. Not just for the country’s sake, this is a global mission to reduce emission of greenhouse gases and to limit the rapid increase in temperature. India is in the phase of speedy development for betterment of vulnerable cluster; however the significance of environment cannot be overlooked; LED bulbs, smart cities, clean India, cess on petrol/ diesel, proper collection and storage of rainfall by rainwater harvesting, plantation in urban areas are some of the actions that can represent us as the principal contributor in the global pledge on sustainable growth. Losses, owing their occurrence from change in standard climatic conditions, are to be deliberated by the Indian government, states be involved in the appraisal process and preparedness be sought.

The latest rollback by the National Green Tribunal, for two weeks, on ban on diesel vehicles older than ten years may be acceptable if backed by high urgency; however we are to be stringent enough when it comes to protecting the environment as changes are likely to cause public inconvenience. To safeguard future generations and to gift them a sustainable growth model, firmness of implementing bodies is much-needed. All in all, the concerns of destabilization of climate due to higher than tolerable release of greenhouse gases, probable decline of up to 50 percent in the availability of fresh water in many areas while flood situations in others, and disruption in growing seasons of agriculturists need quick perusal by all stakeholders, flow of adequate resources and apt technological advancement.

99 thoughts on “Environment as vital as Development

  1. Ganesh murjal

    Why did the government ban diesel vehicles? I want to ask is it right to deprive people of their vehicles after 10 years. What about the money that transporters spent?

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  2. Hrushikesh Panda

    The best way to tackle this issue is to remove factories and hazardous industries to isolated areas and away from rivers. Cities like Delhi and Mumbai are to be freed from contamination.

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  3. M Mukund

    Had we been more concerned about environment in the past, the situation have not gone this worst.
    Look at the conditions of our rivers, even roads which are filled with dust.
    Better if we start thinking about this seriously.

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  4. Kulwant

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  5. Mahesh Prajapati

    Plants are the only source which converts carbon di oxide to oxygen.
    Now that we are getting rid of plants and trees the level of oxygen will automatically come down.
    Then we will be left with Nitrogen and CO2.

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  6. Prerena Sachdev

    Petrol and diesel will become costlier only by 50 paise if they are refined further as you have mentioned. Government should implement this asap.

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  7. Anant Basu

    Sir the electric stoves you talk about are nice but in northern regions there is a problem of power cuts. In south, this can be a good alternative for rural families if given at subsidized rates.

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  8. Shiana Sabrawal

    You know that the urnaium deal that Modi has done with Canada will help highly in our drive towards clean energy. This will reduce climate change to much extent. Cheer PM.

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  9. Ashutosh Gokhle

    Very right. Development by crushing environment will be a very harmful proposition.
    Then we will discover ways to clean our air and water.
    Environment and growth should go hand in hand.

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  10. Pranjal Shah

    See the issue is not with just greenhouse gases and polluting vehicles.
    Actually we have limited resources to control climate change and for this developed countries can help India like France by nuclear deal.

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  11. Suketu Misra

    Why cant government promote bicycle rides in India what about making cycle superhighways as in foreign countries.
    I am sure half of the climate change will stop.

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    It’s reality and addressing Indian environmental problem at wider scale is very important. Currently, the whole world is focusing on China, when pollution comes in mind; however, situation in many Indian cities getting worsen. It is very important to make strict environmental policy (and it must be in working condition) in addition to wet lab based reseacrhes to solve environmental problems. Kindly write such a prospective article in international journals (environmental and policy related) to get wider reader view and attention.

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